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Functions of LanguageVol. 29:3 (2022) ► pp.328–332
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. Visual and multimodal communication: Applying the relevance principle. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. xvi + 288 pp. ISBN 9780190845254 (epub) / 9780190845261
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