9. Themes, methods of development, and texts

Fries, Peter H.

doi:10.1075/cilt.118.10fri

In:On Subject and Theme: A discourse functional perspective
Edited by Ruqaiya Hasan † and Peter H. Fries
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 118] 1995
► pp. 317–360

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9. Themes, methods of development, and texts

Peter H. Fries

Published online: 23 November 1995

https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.118.10fri

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