Truthfulness, conversational maxims and interaction in an Egyptian village

Transactions of the Philological Society

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-55

  Harris, Rachael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34247689950     PISSN: 00791636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-968X.1996.tb01176.x     Document Type: Article

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