The function of the conditional in French scientific writing

Linguistics

Volumn 35, Issue 350, 1997, Pages 767-780

  Liddicoat, Anthony J ^a  

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EID: 0041746818     PISSN: 00243949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ling.1997.35.4.767     Document Type: Article

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