Introduction to frequency and the emergence of linguistic structure

Bybee, Joan L.; Hopper, Paul J.

doi:10.1075/tsl.45.01byb

In:Frequency and the Emergence of Linguistic Structure
Edited by Joan L. Bybee and Paul J. Hopper
[Typological Studies in Language 45] 2001
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Introduction to frequency and the emergence of linguistic structure

Joan L. Bybee

Paul J. Hopper

Published online: 15 October 2001

https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.45.01byb

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