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

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

By: Mark Davies  
Open Access
|Apr 2014

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