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Talmy Givón, Syntax. A functional-typological introduction. Volume I. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 1984. Pp. xx + 464.

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Johan Van der Auwera
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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , September 1985 , pp. 503 - 509
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