Who said polysynthetic languages avoid subordination? Multiple subordination strategies in Dalabon

Australian Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-58

  Evans, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 85055311617     PISSN: 07268602     EISSN: 14692996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07268600500531628     Document Type: Article

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