Description, narrative, and explanation: Text-type categories and the cognitive foundations of discourse competence

Poetics Today

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 437-472

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EID: 62749122958     PISSN: 03335372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03335372-073     Document Type: Review

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