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A corpus-based sociolinguistic study of indefinite article forms in London English.

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A corpus-based sociolinguistic study of indefinite article forms in London English. / Gabrielatos, Costas; Torgersen, Eivind; Hoffmann, Sebastian et al.
In: Journal of English Linguistics, Vol. 38, No. 4, 12.2010, p. 297-334.

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Gabrielatos, C, Torgersen, E, Hoffmann, S & Fox, S 2010, 'A corpus-based sociolinguistic study of indefinite article forms in London English.', Journal of English Linguistics, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 297-334. https://doi.org/10.1177/0075424209352729

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Gabrielatos, C., Torgersen, E., Hoffmann, S., & Fox, S. (2010). A corpus-based sociolinguistic study of indefinite article forms in London English. Journal of English Linguistics, 38(4), 297-334. https://doi.org/10.1177/0075424209352729

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Gabrielatos C, Torgersen E, Hoffmann S, Fox S. A corpus-based sociolinguistic study of indefinite article forms in London English. Journal of English Linguistics. 2010 Dec;38(4):297-334. doi: 10.1177/0075424209352729

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Gabrielatos, Costas ; Torgersen, Eivind ; Hoffmann, Sebastian et al. / A corpus-based sociolinguistic study of indefinite article forms in London English. In: Journal of English Linguistics. 2010 ; Vol. 38, No. 4. pp. 297-334.

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