On the use of the past to explain the present

McMahon, April

doi:10.1075/cilt.135.07mcm

In:English Historical Linguistics 1994: Papers from the 8th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (8 ICEHL, Edinburgh, 19–23 September 1994)
Edited by Derek Britton
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 135] 1996
► pp. 73–92

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On the use of the past to explain the present

April McMahon

Published online: 1 March 1996

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