Del 30 - Schriften Zur Afrikanistik - Research in African Studies
On the structure of A-bar constructions in Dagbani: Perspectives of «wh»-questions and fragment answers
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2020-05-13
- Mått148 x 210 x 0 mm
- Vikt382 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieSchriften Zur Afrikanistik - Research in African Studies
- Antal sidor238
- FörlagPeter Lang AG
- EAN9783631805480