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Evidence and Argumentation: A Reply to Everett (2009)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2026

Andrew Nevins ,
David Pesetsky  and
Cilene Rodrigues
Andrew Nevins*
Affiliation:
Harvard University
David Pesetsky*
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cilene Rodrigues*
Affiliation:
University of Brasilia and Emmanuel College
*
Nevins, Department of Linguistics, Harvard University, Boylston Hall, Third Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 [nevins@fas.harvard.edu]
Pesetsky, Department of Linguistics & Philosophy, 32-D862, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Rodrigues, Department of Foreign Languages, L-105F, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 [cilene@unb.br]
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Language , Volume 85 , Issue 3 , September 2009 , pp. 671 - 681
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Copyright © 2009 by Linguistic Society of America

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