Women and men in language: An analysis of seminaturalistic person descriptions

Human Communication Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 275-292

  Weatherall, Ann ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0032334997     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.1998.tb00446.x     Document Type: Article

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