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Bernd Kortmann. Free Adjuncts and Absolutes in English: Problems of Control and Interpretation. London: Routledge. 1991. Pp. xiiv + 254. US$106.50 (hardcover).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Paul Law*
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Montréal

Abstract

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Reviews/Comptes rendus
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1993

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