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Laurel Preston

Alumni (PhD)

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laurelpr@uw.edu

Research

Selected Research

  • Frederick Newmeyer and Laurel B. Preston. Measuring Grammatical Complexity. Oxford: Oxford UP,  2014.
  • Laurel Preston. "An Exploration of Two Factors Affecting the Temporal Interpretation of Nouns." MA Thesis. U of Washington, 2004/2005.

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