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Book Title: Meaning-Centered Grammar: An Introductory Text
Item Length: 9.9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.4in
Author: Craig Hancock
Publication Name: Meaning-Centered Grammar : an Introductory Text
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Publisher: Equinox Publishing The Limited
Series: Equinox Textbooks and Surveys in Linguistics Ser.
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 416 Pages