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Book Title: Definitions: Implications For Syntax, Semantics, And The Lan...
Number of Pages: 362 Pages
Publication Name: Definitions : Implications for Syntax, Semantics, and the Language of Thought
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 1998
Subject: Linguistics / Syntax, Lexicography, Linguistics / Semantics, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Logic, Linguistics / General
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.8 in
Author: Annabel Cormack
Subject Area: Mathematics, Language Arts & Disciplines, Psychology
Series: Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics Ser.
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover
