High-frequency grammatical lexis in advanced-level English learners' dictionaries: From language description to pedagogical usefulness

International Journal of Lexicography

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-173

  Coffey, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 33745592199     PISSN: 09503846     EISSN: 14774577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijl/eck007     Document Type: Article

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