When indexicals target discursively subsidiary information: How foregrounding and backgrounding in discourse affect indexical reference
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When indexicals target discursively subsidiary information: How foregrounding and backgrounding in discourse affect indexical reference
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Discours
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1963-1723
DOI: 10.4000/discours.6152