Topic versus cohesion in the prediction of causal ordering in English conversation

Discourse Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-254

  Hardy, Donald E ^a   Leuchtmann, Amy ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747738614     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638539609544957     Document Type: Review

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