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What we can learn from using a visual questionnaire to investigate Dutch and Afrikaans impersonal strategies

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What we can learn from using a visual questionnaire to investigate Dutch and Afrikaans impersonal strategies. / Breed, Adri; Van Olmen, Daniel.
In: Journal of Germanic Linguistics, Vol. 37, No. 1, 31.03.2025, p. 35-63.

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Breed, A & Van Olmen, D 2025, 'What we can learn from using a visual questionnaire to investigate Dutch and Afrikaans impersonal strategies', Journal of Germanic Linguistics, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 35-63. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1470542724000102

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Breed, A., & Van Olmen, D. (2025). What we can learn from using a visual questionnaire to investigate Dutch and Afrikaans impersonal strategies. Journal of Germanic Linguistics, 37(1), 35-63. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1470542724000102

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Breed A, Van Olmen D. What we can learn from using a visual questionnaire to investigate Dutch and Afrikaans impersonal strategies. Journal of Germanic Linguistics. 2025 Mar 31;37(1):35-63. Epub 2025 Mar 26. doi: 10.1017/S1470542724000102

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Breed, Adri ; Van Olmen, Daniel. / What we can learn from using a visual questionnaire to investigate Dutch and Afrikaans impersonal strategies. In: Journal of Germanic Linguistics. 2025 ; Vol. 37, No. 1. pp. 35-63.

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