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The Pragmatics of Adaptability
Edited by Daniel N. Silva and Jacob L. Mey
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 319] 2021
► pp. 1–24

Introduction

The ability to form and transform in pragmatics

| Federal University of Santa Catarina
| University of Southern Denmark
Article outline
  • 1.Adaptability and pragmatics
  • 2.Adaptability and biology
  • 3.Chapters on the pragmatics of adaptability
  • Note
  • References
Published online: 17 March 2021
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