On round numbers: Pragmatic aspects of numerical expressions

Journal of Quantitative Linguistics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 187-201

  Jansen, C J M ^a   Pollmann, M M W ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34248731908     PISSN: 09296174     EISSN: 17445035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jqul.8.3.187.4095     Document Type: Review

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