Variation in Language Structure: A View from the Minimalist Program

Anna Bondaruk

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language variation; language universals; Minimalist Program

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/lsmll.2026.50.3.1-9
Date of publication: 2026-10-30 11:37:47
Date of submission: 2026-08-02 14:41:04


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