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Noun-Modifying Clause Constructions in Languages of Eurasia: Rethinking theoretical and geographical boundaries
Edited by Yoshiko Matsumoto, Bernard Comrie and Peter Sells
[Typological Studies in Language 116] 2017
► pp. 3–21

Introduction
Noun-modifying clause constructions in languages of Eurasia

Rethinking theoretical and geographical boundaries

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The construction under investigation
    • 2.1Types of NMCC
    • 2.2Generalized relative clauses and “aboutness relatives”
  • 3.Possible common properties of the languages in the investigation
  • 4.Questions investigated
  • 5.Chapters in the book
  • 6.Key terminology
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 28 February 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.116.01mat
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