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Times may change, but we will always have money: Diachronic variation in recent British English

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Times may change, but we will always have money: Diachronic variation in recent British English. / Baker, Paul.
In: Journal of English Linguistics, Vol. 39, No. 1, 31.03.2011, p. 65-88.

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Baker, P 2011, 'Times may change, but we will always have money: Diachronic variation in recent British English', Journal of English Linguistics, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 65-88. https://doi.org/10.1177/0075424210368368

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Baker, P. (2011). Times may change, but we will always have money: Diachronic variation in recent British English. Journal of English Linguistics, 39(1), 65-88. https://doi.org/10.1177/0075424210368368

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Baker P. Times may change, but we will always have money: Diachronic variation in recent British English. Journal of English Linguistics. 2011 Mar 31;39(1):65-88. Epub 2010 May 7. doi: 10.1177/0075424210368368

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Baker, Paul. / Times may change, but we will always have money : Diachronic variation in recent British English. In: Journal of English Linguistics. 2011 ; Vol. 39, No. 1. pp. 65-88.

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