The conversational style of Estonian mothers

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Volumn 17, Issue 50, 1997, Pages 151-163

  Tulviste, Tila ^a   Raudsepp, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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EID: 0000973149     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014272379701705002     Document Type: Article

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