Methods, Data, and Conceptual Change: Reflections from Two Quantitative Diachronic Case Studies
By: Catherine Wong, Bách Phan-Tất and Susan Fitzmaurice
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.554 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Page range: 109 - 109
Submitted on: Apr 10, 2026
Accepted on: Jul 18, 2026
Published on: Aug 13, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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