'Capitalising on the dullness of the data': A linguistic analysis of a Grade 7 learner's writing

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-42

  Hendricks, Monica ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 45849115423     PISSN: 16073614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SALALS.2008.26.1.3.418     Document Type: Article

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