Big Events, Small Clauses: The Grammar of Elaboration 9783110285864, 9783110285802

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Big Events, Small Clauses

Language, Context, and Cognition Edited by Anita Steube Editorial Board: Kai Alter · Ulrike Demske · Ewald Lang · Rosemarie Lühr · Thomas Pechmann · Richard Wiese Volume 12

De Gruyter

Big Events, Small Clauses The Grammar of Elaboration

Edited by Cathrine Fabricius-Hansen and Dag Haug

De Gruyter

ISBN 978-3-11-028580-2 e-ISBN 978-3-11-028586-4 ISSN 1866-8313

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