Sex, sound symbolism, and sociolinguistics

Current Anthropology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 421-449

  Gordon, Matthew ^a   Heath, Jeffrey ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0041590527     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204758     Document Type: Article

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