Optimality theory and historical phonology: an example from nasal harmony in Mundurukú
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عنوان ژورنال: Alfa : Revista de Linguística (São José do Rio Preto)
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1981-5794
DOI: 10.1590/s1981-57942013000100011