On Doing as You Please

Allen, Cynthia L.

doi:10.1075/pbns.35.17all

In:Historical Pragmatics: Pragmatic developments in the history of English
Edited by Andreas H. Jucker
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 35] 1995
► pp. 275–308

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On Doing as You Please

Cynthia L. Allen

Published online: 7 December 1995

https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.35.17all

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