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A Note on Weak vs. Strong Generation in Human Language Cover

A Note on Weak vs. Strong Generation in Human Language

By: Naoki Fukui  
Open Access
|Dec 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scl-2015-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2470-8275 | Journal ISSN: 1017-1274
Language: English
Page range: 59 - 68
Submitted on: Dec 5, 2014
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Accepted on: Dec 5, 2014
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Published on: Dec 30, 2015
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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