Lexical replacement and the like (s)

American Speech

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-357

  D'Arcy, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33846476772     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-2006-024     Document Type: Article

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