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From social psychology to cognitive sociolinguistics: the self-serving bias and interplay with gender and modesty in language use

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From social psychology to cognitive sociolinguistics: the self-serving bias and interplay with gender and modesty in language use. / Hollmann, Willem.
Word grammar, cognition and dependency. ed. / Eva Eppler; Nikolas Gisborne; And Rosta. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024. p. 144-162.

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Hollmann, W 2024, From social psychology to cognitive sociolinguistics: the self-serving bias and interplay with gender and modesty in language use. in E Eppler, N Gisborne & A Rosta (eds), Word grammar, cognition and dependency. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 144-162. <https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/word-grammar-cognition-and-dependency/from-social-psychology-to-cognitive-sociolinguistics/E9B6D23F278FE43CD9E80AD21A17B96C>

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Hollmann, W. (2024). From social psychology to cognitive sociolinguistics: the self-serving bias and interplay with gender and modesty in language use. In E. Eppler, N. Gisborne, & A. Rosta (Eds.), Word grammar, cognition and dependency (pp. 144-162). Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/word-grammar-cognition-and-dependency/from-social-psychology-to-cognitive-sociolinguistics/E9B6D23F278FE43CD9E80AD21A17B96C

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Hollmann W. From social psychology to cognitive sociolinguistics: the self-serving bias and interplay with gender and modesty in language use. In Eppler E, Gisborne N, Rosta A, editors, Word grammar, cognition and dependency. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2024. p. 144-162

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Hollmann, Willem. / From social psychology to cognitive sociolinguistics : the self-serving bias and interplay with gender and modesty in language use. Word grammar, cognition and dependency. editor / Eva Eppler ; Nikolas Gisborne ; And Rosta. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024. pp. 144-162

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