A parsimonious technique for the analysis of word-use patterns in english texts and transcripts

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 595-613

  Whissell, Cynthia ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0040660462     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1998.86.2.595     Document Type: Article

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