Weak readings of indefinites: Type-shifting and closure

Linguistic Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-96

  De Swart, Henriëtte ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84994196620     PISSN: 01676318     EISSN: 16133676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/tlir.18.1.69     Document Type: Article

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