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Mood, definiteness and specificity: a linguistic and a philosophical account of their similarities and differences

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Mood, definiteness and specificity: a linguistic and a philosophical account of their similarities and differences. / Rijkhoff, Jan; Seibt, Johanna.
In: Tidsskrift for Sprogforskning, Vol. 3, No. 2 (2005), 2006, p. 85-132.

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Harvard

Rijkhoff, J & Seibt, J 2006, 'Mood, definiteness and specificity: a linguistic and a philosophical account of their similarities and differences', Tidsskrift for Sprogforskning, vol. 3, no. 2 (2005), pp. 85-132. <http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/tfs/article/view/89/74>

APA

Rijkhoff, J., & Seibt, J. (2006). Mood, definiteness and specificity: a linguistic and a philosophical account of their similarities and differences. Tidsskrift for Sprogforskning, 3(2 (2005)), 85-132. http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/tfs/article/view/89/74

CBE

Rijkhoff J, Seibt J. 2006. Mood, definiteness and specificity: a linguistic and a philosophical account of their similarities and differences. Tidsskrift for Sprogforskning. 3(2 (2005)):85-132.

MLA

Rijkhoff, Jan and Johanna Seibt. "Mood, definiteness and specificity: a linguistic and a philosophical account of their similarities and differences". Tidsskrift for Sprogforskning. 2006, 3(2 (2005)). 85-132.

Vancouver

Rijkhoff J, Seibt J. Mood, definiteness and specificity: a linguistic and a philosophical account of their similarities and differences. Tidsskrift for Sprogforskning. 2006;3(2 (2005)):85-132.

Author

Rijkhoff, Jan ; Seibt, Johanna. / Mood, definiteness and specificity: a linguistic and a philosophical account of their similarities and differences. In: Tidsskrift for Sprogforskning. 2006 ; Vol. 3, No. 2 (2005). pp. 85-132.

Bibtex

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