Genres of discourse and the definition of literature

Discourse Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-120

  Steen, Gerard ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 3042659774     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638539909545075     Document Type: Article

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