Danish verb prefixes and the schematizing transitive prefix construction.

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Danish verb prefixes and the schematizing transitive prefix construction. / Pedersen, Johan.

Constructional approaches to Nordic languages (CAL). ed. / Evie Coussé; Steffen Höder; Benjamin Lyngfelt Lyngfelt; Julia Prentice. Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023. p. 212-246 (Constructional Approaches to Language, Vol. 37).

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Harvard

Pedersen, J 2023, Danish verb prefixes and the schematizing transitive prefix construction. in E Coussé, S Höder, BL Lyngfelt & J Prentice (eds), Constructional approaches to Nordic languages (CAL). John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam, Constructional Approaches to Language, vol. 37, pp. 212-246.

APA

Pedersen, J. (2023). Danish verb prefixes and the schematizing transitive prefix construction. In E. Coussé, S. Höder, B. L. Lyngfelt, & J. Prentice (Eds.), Constructional approaches to Nordic languages (CAL) (pp. 212-246). John Benjamins Publishing Company. Constructional Approaches to Language Vol. 37

Vancouver

Pedersen J. Danish verb prefixes and the schematizing transitive prefix construction. In Coussé E, Höder S, Lyngfelt BL, Prentice J, editors, Constructional approaches to Nordic languages (CAL). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 2023. p. 212-246. (Constructional Approaches to Language, Vol. 37).

Author

Pedersen, Johan. / Danish verb prefixes and the schematizing transitive prefix construction. Constructional approaches to Nordic languages (CAL). editor / Evie Coussé ; Steffen Höder ; Benjamin Lyngfelt Lyngfelt ; Julia Prentice. Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023. pp. 212-246 (Constructional Approaches to Language, Vol. 37).

Bibtex

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