A new Gray's Anatomy of English grammar

English Language and Linguistics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-147

  Leech, Geoffrey ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248691948     PISSN: 13606743     EISSN: 14694379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1360674304001273     Document Type: Article

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