Understanding the language demands of schooling: Nouns in academic registers

Journal of Literacy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-273

  Fang, Zhihui ^a   Schleppegrell, Mary J ^b   Cox, Beverly E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34248369417     PISSN: 1086296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15548430jlr3803_1     Document Type: Article

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