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On the Relative Order of Adjectives in Old Irish Cover

On the Relative Order of Adjectives in Old Irish

By: Patricia Ronan  
Open Access
|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/scp.2024.9.8 | Journal eISSN: 2657-3008 | Journal ISSN: 2451-4160
Language: English
Page range: 219 - 241
Published on: Jan 24, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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