Preposition entries in UK monolingual learners' dictionaries: Problems and possible solutions

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-103

  Lindstromberg, Seth ^a  

^a Hilderstone College   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035285837     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/22.1.79     Document Type: Article

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