Article published In: Pragmatics
Vol. 3:1 (1993) ► pp.29–43
Hearing between the lines
Style switching in a courtroom setting
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Published online: 1 March 1993
https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.3.1.02ful
https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.3.1.02ful
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