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Comparative and (Micro-)Typological Approaches to the Analysis of Germanic Languages
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"Germanic languages (especially English, German) are among the best-described languages in the world and there is no shortage of studies on the ancestry of these languages..." – By Ekkehard König
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Ellipsis in the Syntax of Rioplatense Spanish
"Ellipsis is an operation of grammar that leaves part of a phrase unpronounced. Languages vary regarding the type of elliptical phrases they allow. Spanish presents a rich variety oftense phrase ellipses..." – By Andrés Saab
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