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Book Title: Learning From Language
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Walter H. Beale
Publication Name: Learning from Language
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Composition, Literacy, and Culture Ser.
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
