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Edited by Irma Taavitsainen, Andreas H. Jucker and Jukka Tuominen
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 243] 2014
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Diachronic corpus pragmatics

Intersections and interactions

ORCiD logo with link | University of Zurich
ORCiD logo with link | University of Helsinki
Published online: 11 March 2014
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