Some Observations on the Typology of Focus and Aspect in Narrative Language

Hopper, Paul J.

doi:10.1075/sl.3.1.03hop

Article published In: Studies in Language
Vol. 3:1 (1979) ► pp.37–64

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Some Observations on the Typology of Focus and Aspect in Narrative Language

Paul J. Hopper | Suny-Binghamton

Published online: 1 January 1979

https://doi.org/10.1075/sl.3.1.03hop

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