Towards an operational definition of discourse contrast

Studies in Language

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 303-360

  Myhill, John ^a   Xing, Zhiqun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 84989367431     PISSN: 03784177     EISSN: 15699978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/sl.20.2.04myh     Document Type: Article

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