Root nouns in Elfdalian: Categorisation and etymology

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Root nouns in Elfdalian : Categorisation and etymology. / Hansen, Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard.

I: Nordic Journal of Linguistics, Bind 44, Nr. 1, 2021, s. 25-37.

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Hansen, BSS 2021, 'Root nouns in Elfdalian: Categorisation and etymology', Nordic Journal of Linguistics, bind 44, nr. 1, s. 25-37. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0332586520000128

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Hansen, B. S. S. (2021). Root nouns in Elfdalian: Categorisation and etymology. Nordic Journal of Linguistics, 44(1), 25-37. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0332586520000128

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Hansen BSS. Root nouns in Elfdalian: Categorisation and etymology. Nordic Journal of Linguistics. 2021;44(1):25-37. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0332586520000128

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Hansen, Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard. / Root nouns in Elfdalian : Categorisation and etymology. I: Nordic Journal of Linguistics. 2021 ; Bind 44, Nr. 1. s. 25-37.

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