Why does Africa need Sinclair?

International Journal of Lexicography

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-291

  De Schryver, Gilles Maurice ^a,b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c TshwaneDJe HLT ^*

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EID: 50949110315     PISSN: 09503846     EISSN: 14774577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecn024     Document Type: Article

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