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Bernd Kortmann & Clive Upton (eds.). Varieties of English 1 The British Isles
Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2008. xxix + 512 pp. CD-ROM.. EUR 29.95 / USD 29.95 pb;. ISBN 978-311-019-635-1

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