It's a fixed word order language is English

Halliday, M.A.K.

doi:10.1075/itl.67-68.07hal

Article published In: ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 67/68 (1985) ► pp.91–116

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It's a fixed word order language is English

M.A.K. Halliday | University of Sydney

Published online: 1 January 1985

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