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7 - Tzeltal: The Demonstrative System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2018

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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