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Collocation, semantic prosody and near synonymy: A cross-linguistic perspective.

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Collocation, semantic prosody and near synonymy: A cross-linguistic perspective. / Xiao, R. Z.; McEnery, A. M.
In: Applied Linguistics, Vol. 27, No. 1, 03.2006, p. 103-129.

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Xiao, RZ & McEnery, AM 2006, 'Collocation, semantic prosody and near synonymy: A cross-linguistic perspective.', Applied Linguistics, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 103-129. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/ami045

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Xiao, R. Z., & McEnery, A. M. (2006). Collocation, semantic prosody and near synonymy: A cross-linguistic perspective. Applied Linguistics, 27(1), 103-129. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/ami045

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Xiao RZ, McEnery AM. Collocation, semantic prosody and near synonymy: A cross-linguistic perspective. Applied Linguistics. 2006 Mar;27(1):103-129. doi: 10.1093/applin/ami045

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Xiao, R. Z. ; McEnery, A. M. / Collocation, semantic prosody and near synonymy: A cross-linguistic perspective. In: Applied Linguistics. 2006 ; Vol. 27, No. 1. pp. 103-129.

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