Introduction: Demonstratives: Patterns in Diversity

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Stephen C. Levinson

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Stephen C. Levinson ,

N. J. Enfield and

Stephen C. Levinson: Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik, The Netherlands
Sarah Cutfield: Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Michael J. Dunn: Affiliation:
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
N. J. Enfield: Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Sérgio Meira: Affiliation:
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi

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Information: Demonstratives in Cross-Linguistic Perspective , pp. 1 - 42

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