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European Portuguese focalizing SER ‘to be’

A verbal focus marker

 | University of Ghent
Published online: 13 July 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1075/rllt.13.18ver
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.SER is a verbal focus marker
  • 3.Projection and selection
  • 4.Distribution of SER in the clause
  • 5.Agreement
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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