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Introduction published In: Lexical plurals and beyond
Edited by Peter Lauwers and Marie Lammert
[Lingvisticæ Investigationes 39:2] 2016
► pp. 207–216

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Introduction

New perspectives on lexical plurals

 | Ghent University
 | University of Strasbourg


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Published online: 30 March 2017
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Article outline
  • Setting the scene: Definition and terminology
  • Beyond lexical plurals
  • 1.Beyond the ‘lexical(ist)’ statement: Towards an integrated formal approach of lexical plurality
  • 2.Lexical change ‘before’ and ‘beyond’ lexical plurality
  • 3.‘Besides’ lexical plurals
  • 4.Lexical plurals in sign language
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note
  • Scientific Committee
  • References
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