The development of the progressive in 19th century English: A quantitative survey

Language Variation and Change

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-152

  Arnaud, René ^a  

^a Dieu Hospital   (France)

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EID: 85007967553     PISSN: 09543945     EISSN: 14698021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954394500001265     Document Type: Article

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