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Focus marking and focus interpretation

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ID4094332
AuthorsMalte Zimmermann (0000-0001-5972-3463), Edgar Onea (0000-0002-8217-4463)
Year2011
Volume121
Issue11
Pages1651-1670
Publication date2011-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLingua (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0024-3841 • E-ISSN: 1872-6135
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.lingua.2011.06.002
OpenAlexW2159012324
LanguageEN
Citations received91
References cited41

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