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Chapter 1. Introduction	1–41
Chapter 2. Input, functional categories, and bilingualism	43–73
Chapter 3. The emergence and type of functional categories	75–131
Chapter 4. Modification and word order in the bilingual nominal expression: Economy and transfer issues	133–181
Chapter 5. Displacement and omission in the bilingual nominal expression	183–220
Chapter 6. Conclusions and further research	221–226
References	227–241
Subject index	243–244

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