Chance as Cause of Language Variation and Change

Journal of English Linguistics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 201-213

  Butters, Ronald R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993746773     PISSN: 00754242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00754240122005332     Document Type: Article

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