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Beyond Aspect: The expression of discourse functions in African languages
Edited by Doris L. Payne and Shahar Shirtz
[Typological Studies in Language 109] 2015
► pp. 1–22

Discourse structuring and typology

How strong is the link with aspect?

Published online: 2 December 2015
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.109.01shi
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