Redundant indexicality and paradigmatic reorganisations in the Middle Danish case system

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Redundant indexicality and paradigmatic reorganisations in the Middle Danish case system. / Hansen, Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard.

Paradigms regained: Theoretical and empirical arguments for the reassessment of the notion of paradigm. ed. / Gabriele Diewald; Katja Politt. Berlin : Language Science Press, 2022. p. 173-200 (Empirically Oriented Theoretical Morphology and Syntax).

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Hansen, BSS 2022, Redundant indexicality and paradigmatic reorganisations in the Middle Danish case system. in G Diewald & K Politt (eds), Paradigms regained: Theoretical and empirical arguments for the reassessment of the notion of paradigm. Language Science Press, Berlin, Empirically Oriented Theoretical Morphology and Syntax, pp. 173-200. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5675849

APA

Hansen, B. S. S. (2022). Redundant indexicality and paradigmatic reorganisations in the Middle Danish case system. In G. Diewald, & K. Politt (Eds.), Paradigms regained: Theoretical and empirical arguments for the reassessment of the notion of paradigm (pp. 173-200). Language Science Press. Empirically Oriented Theoretical Morphology and Syntax https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5675849

Vancouver

Hansen BSS. Redundant indexicality and paradigmatic reorganisations in the Middle Danish case system. In Diewald G, Politt K, editors, Paradigms regained: Theoretical and empirical arguments for the reassessment of the notion of paradigm. Berlin: Language Science Press. 2022. p. 173-200. (Empirically Oriented Theoretical Morphology and Syntax). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5675849

Author

Hansen, Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard. / Redundant indexicality and paradigmatic reorganisations in the Middle Danish case system. Paradigms regained: Theoretical and empirical arguments for the reassessment of the notion of paradigm. editor / Gabriele Diewald ; Katja Politt. Berlin : Language Science Press, 2022. pp. 173-200 (Empirically Oriented Theoretical Morphology and Syntax).

Bibtex

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