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A year to remember? / Baker, Paul.
In: International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, Vol. 28, No. 3, 31.07.2023, p. 407-429.

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Baker, P 2023, 'A year to remember?', International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 407-429. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijcl.22007.bak

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Baker, P. (2023). A year to remember? International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 28(3), 407-429. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijcl.22007.bak

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Baker P. A year to remember? International Journal of Corpus Linguistics. 2023 Jul 31;28(3):407-429. Epub 2023 May 23. doi: 10.1075/ijcl.22007.bak

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Baker, Paul. / A year to remember?. In: International Journal of Corpus Linguistics. 2023 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 407-429.

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