A new academic vocabulary list

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 305-327

  Gardner, Dee ^a   Davies, Mark ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84898653159     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: 1477450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/amt015     Document Type: Article

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