ENGLISH COGNATE OBJECT CONSTRUCTIONS AND THEIR TRANSITIVITY
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عنوان ژورنال: ENGLISH LINGUISTICS
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0918-3701,1884-3107
DOI: 10.9793/elsj1984.13.221