On the Origins of "AND" and "BUT" Connectives in English

Traugott, Elizabeth Closs

doi:10.1075/sl.10.1.08clo

Article published In: Studies in Language
Vol. 10:1 (1986) ► pp.137–150

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On the Origins of "AND" and "BUT" Connectives in English

Elizabeth Closs Traugott | Stanford University

Published online: 1 January 1986

https://doi.org/10.1075/sl.10.1.08clo

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