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Functional variation in the Spoken BNC2014 and the potential for register analysis

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Functional variation in the Spoken BNC2014 and the potential for register analysis. / Love, Robbie; Brezina, Vaclav; McEnery, Anthony et al.
In: Register Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2, 25.09.2019, p. 301-323.

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Love, R, Brezina, V, McEnery, A, Hawtin, A, Hardie, A & Dembry, C 2019, 'Functional variation in the Spoken BNC2014 and the potential for register analysis', Register Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 301-323. https://doi.org/10.1075/rs.18013.lov

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Love, R., Brezina, V., McEnery, A., Hawtin, A., Hardie, A., & Dembry, C. (2019). Functional variation in the Spoken BNC2014 and the potential for register analysis. Register Studies, 1(2), 301-323. https://doi.org/10.1075/rs.18013.lov

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Love R, Brezina V, McEnery A, Hawtin A, Hardie A, Dembry C. Functional variation in the Spoken BNC2014 and the potential for register analysis. Register Studies. 2019 Sept 25;1(2):301-323. doi: 10.1075/rs.18013.lov

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Love, Robbie ; Brezina, Vaclav ; McEnery, Anthony et al. / Functional variation in the Spoken BNC2014 and the potential for register analysis. In: Register Studies. 2019 ; Vol. 1, No. 2. pp. 301-323.

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