The maxim of quantity, hyponymy and Princess Diana

Kurzon, Dennis

doi:10.1075/prag.6.2.02kur

Article published In: Pragmatics
Vol. 6:2 (1996) ► pp.217–227

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The maxim of quantity, hyponymy and Princess Diana

Dennis Kurzon

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