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HELP or HELP to: What do corpora have to say? / McEnery, A. M.; Xiao, R. Z.
In: English Studies, Vol. 86, No. 2, 04.2005, p. 161-187.

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McEnery, AM & Xiao, RZ 2005, 'HELP or HELP to: What do corpora have to say?', English Studies, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 161-187. <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a714016344~db=all~order=page>

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McEnery, A. M., & Xiao, R. Z. (2005). HELP or HELP to: What do corpora have to say? English Studies, 86(2), 161-187. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a714016344~db=all~order=page

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McEnery AM, Xiao RZ. HELP or HELP to: What do corpora have to say? English Studies. 2005 Apr;86(2):161-187.

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McEnery, A. M. ; Xiao, R. Z. / HELP or HELP to: What do corpora have to say?. In: English Studies. 2005 ; Vol. 86, No. 2. pp. 161-187.

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