On restructuring infinitives in Japanese: Adjunction, clausal architecture, and phases

@article{Takahashi2012OnRI,
  title={On restructuring infinitives in Japanese: Adjunction, clausal architecture, and phases},
  author={Masahiko Takahashi},
  journal={Lingua},
  year={2012},
  volume={122},
  pages={1569-1595}
}
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