The printed word in the English-speaking world

English Today

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-16

  Mcarthur, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85008557656     PISSN: 02660784     EISSN: 14740567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266078400009408     Document Type: Article

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