Frequencies, probabilities, and association measures in usage-/exemplar-based linguistics: Some necessary clarifications

Studies in Language

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-510

  Gries, Stefan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84870467653     PISSN: 03784177     EISSN: 15699978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/sl.36.3.02gri     Document Type: Conference Paper

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