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Powerful (yet simple) comparisons of a wide range of phenomena in British and American English

Volume 38 (2014): Issue 1 (April 2014)

By: Mark Davies

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|Apr 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/icame-2014-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1502-5462 | Journal ISSN: 0801-5775

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Language: English

Page range: 35 - 56

Published on: Apr 28, 2014

Published by: The International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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