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Incorporation in Universal Grammar: a case study in theoretical reductionism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Robert D. Van Valin Jr
Robert D. Van Valin Jr
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Department of Linguistics, State University of New York at Buffalo, 685 Baldy Hall, Buffalo,NY 14260, USA
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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , March 1992 , pp. 199 - 220
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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