Language Typology: A Functional Perspective
โ Scribed by Alice Caffarel, J. R. Martin, Christian M. I. M. Matthiessen (Eds.)
- Publisher
- John Benjamins
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 717
- Series
- Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 253
- Edition
- 1st
- Category
- Library
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