Street-conscious copula variation in the hip hop nation

American Speech

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 288-304

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EID: 0039485994     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-77-3-288     Document Type: Review

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