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Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Spoken English

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Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Spoken English. / McEnery, Anthony; Clarke, Isobelle; Brookes, Gavin.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. 314 p. (Studies in English Language).

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McEnery, A, Clarke, I & Brookes, G 2025, Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Spoken English. Studies in English Language, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009208932

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McEnery, A., Clarke, I., & Brookes, G. (2025). Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Spoken English. (Studies in English Language). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009208932

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McEnery A, Clarke I, Brookes G. Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Spoken English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. 314 p. (Studies in English Language). doi: 10.1017/9781009208932

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McEnery, Anthony ; Clarke, Isobelle ; Brookes, Gavin. / Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction : A Corpus-Based Analysis of Spoken English. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025. 314 p. (Studies in English Language).

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