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On stochastic grammar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2026

Brady Clark
Brady Clark*
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Northwestern University
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Northwestern University 2016 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60208-2150 [bzack@northwestern.edu]
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Language , Volume 81 , Issue 1 , March 2005 , pp. 207 - 217
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Copyright © 2005 Linguistic Society of America

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