Standard Language and Socio-Historical Parameters: Standard Lankan Tamil

@inproceedings{Kandiah1978StandardLA,
  title={Standard Language and Socio-Historical Parameters: Standard Lankan Tamil},
  author={Thiru Kandiah},
  year={1978}
}
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NOTES ON TRANSITIVITY AND THEME IN ENGLISH. PART 2
It is planned to publish this paper in three parts, in this and the two subsequent issues of the Journal of Linguistics. The three parts will consist respectively of the numbered sections 1–3, 4–7…
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