The english article system: Acquisition, function, and pedagogy

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Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 215-232

  Master, Peter ^a  

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EID: 0031161176     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0346-251X(97)00010-9     Document Type: Article

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