The functions of I think in political discourse

International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-63

  Simon Vandenbergen, Anne Marie ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84878786372     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2000.tb00139.x     Document Type: Article

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