From case to topology: Changes in the Late Middle Danish case system and the reasons for them

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From case to topology : Changes in the Late Middle Danish case system and the reasons for them. / Hansen, Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard.

In: North-Western European Language Evolution (NOWELE), Vol. 74, No. 2, 2021, p. 278-307.

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Hansen, BSS 2021, 'From case to topology: Changes in the Late Middle Danish case system and the reasons for them', North-Western European Language Evolution (NOWELE), vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 278-307.

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Hansen, B. S. S. (2021). From case to topology: Changes in the Late Middle Danish case system and the reasons for them. North-Western European Language Evolution (NOWELE), 74(2), 278-307.

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Hansen BSS. From case to topology: Changes in the Late Middle Danish case system and the reasons for them. North-Western European Language Evolution (NOWELE). 2021;74(2):278-307.

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Hansen, Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard. / From case to topology : Changes in the Late Middle Danish case system and the reasons for them. In: North-Western European Language Evolution (NOWELE). 2021 ; Vol. 74, No. 2. pp. 278-307.

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