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Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution: computational linguistics and history

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Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution: computational linguistics and history. / McEnery, Anthony Mark; Baker, Helen Samantha.
Bloomsbury, 2016. 271 p. (Research in Corpus and Discourse).

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McEnery, AM & Baker, HS 2016, Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution: computational linguistics and history. Research in Corpus and Discourse, Bloomsbury. <https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/31700/9781472514240.pdf?sequence=10&isAllowed=y>

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McEnery, A. M., & Baker, H. S. (2016). Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution: computational linguistics and history. (Research in Corpus and Discourse). Bloomsbury. https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/31700/9781472514240.pdf?sequence=10&isAllowed=y

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McEnery AM, Baker HS. Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution: computational linguistics and history. Bloomsbury, 2016. 271 p. (Research in Corpus and Discourse).

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McEnery, Anthony Mark ; Baker, Helen Samantha. / Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution : computational linguistics and history. Bloomsbury, 2016. 271 p. (Research in Corpus and Discourse).

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