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Interpreting nominal tautologies : Dimensions of knowledge and genericity. / Vilinbakhova, Elena; Escandell-Vidal, Victoria.

In: Journal of Pragmatics, Vol. 160, 04.2020, p. 97-113.

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Vilinbakhova, E & Escandell-Vidal, V 2020, 'Interpreting nominal tautologies: Dimensions of knowledge and genericity', Journal of Pragmatics, vol. 160, pp. 97-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2020.01.014

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Vilinbakhova, E., & Escandell-Vidal, V. (2020). Interpreting nominal tautologies: Dimensions of knowledge and genericity. Journal of Pragmatics, 160, 97-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2020.01.014

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Vilinbakhova E, Escandell-Vidal V. Interpreting nominal tautologies: Dimensions of knowledge and genericity. Journal of Pragmatics. 2020 Apr;160:97-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2020.01.014

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Vilinbakhova, Elena ; Escandell-Vidal, Victoria. / Interpreting nominal tautologies : Dimensions of knowledge and genericity. In: Journal of Pragmatics. 2020 ; Vol. 160. pp. 97-113.

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