Non-configurationality in Australian aboriginal languages

Peter Austin; Joan Bresnan

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journal article May 01, 1996

Non-configurationality in Australian aboriginal languages

Peter Austin Joan Bresnan

Natural Language & Linguistic Theory Vol. 14 No. 2 pp. 215-268 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: May 01, 1996
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Peter Austin

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Joan Bresnan

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Peter Austin, Joan Bresnan (1996). Non-configurationality in Australian aboriginal languages. Natural Language & Linguistic Theory, 14(2), 215-268. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00133684

Non-configurationality in Australian aboriginal languages

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