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In most languages we find 'little words' which resemble a full word, but which cannot stand on their own. Instead they have to 'lean on' a neighbouring word, like the 'd, 've and unstressed 'em of Kim'd've helped'em ('Kim would have helped them'). These are clitics, and they are found in most of the world's languages. In English the clitic forms appear in the same place in the sentence that the full form of the word would appear in but in many languages...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521682924
ISBN13:9780521682923
Release Date:August 2012
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:388 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.8" x 9.6"
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