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Getting attention in different languages: A usage-based approach to parenthetical LOOK in Chinese, Dutch, English and Italian

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Getting attention in different languages: A usage-based approach to parenthetical LOOK in Chinese, Dutch, English and Italian. / Van Olmen, Daniel; Tantucci, Vittorio.
In: Intercultural Pragmatics, Vol. 19, No. 2, 30.03.2022, p. 141-181.

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Van Olmen, D & Tantucci, V 2022, 'Getting attention in different languages: A usage-based approach to parenthetical LOOK in Chinese, Dutch, English and Italian', Intercultural Pragmatics, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 141-181. https://doi.org/10.1515/ip-2022-2001

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Van Olmen, D., & Tantucci, V. (2022). Getting attention in different languages: A usage-based approach to parenthetical LOOK in Chinese, Dutch, English and Italian. Intercultural Pragmatics, 19(2), 141-181. https://doi.org/10.1515/ip-2022-2001

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Van Olmen D, Tantucci V. Getting attention in different languages: A usage-based approach to parenthetical LOOK in Chinese, Dutch, English and Italian. Intercultural Pragmatics. 2022 Mar 30;19(2):141-181. doi: 10.1515/ip-2022-2001

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Van Olmen, Daniel ; Tantucci, Vittorio. / Getting attention in different languages : A usage-based approach to parenthetical LOOK in Chinese, Dutch, English and Italian. In: Intercultural Pragmatics. 2022 ; Vol. 19, No. 2. pp. 141-181.

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