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Studies in Language
Vol. 15:1 (1991) ► pp.129–148
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Anna Wierzbicka. The semantics of grammar
Amsterdam/Phildadelphia: John Benjamins, 1988. i-vi, 617 pp. [Studies in Language Companion Series, 18]. Available both in hardback and in paperback.

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Published online: 1 January 1991
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