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Givenness, Avoidf and Other Constraints on the Placement of Accent

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ID4569074
AuthorsRoger Schwarzschild (corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume7
Issue2
Pages141-177
Publication date1999-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNatural Language Semantics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0925-854X • E-ISSN: 1572-865X
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1023/a:1008370902407
OpenAlexW1566474193
LanguageEN
Citations received246
References cited21

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Unique citing works246
Citations per year9,46
Citation span2000 - 2026 (27)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
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