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Language, culture and society Pub Date : 2024-03-19 DOI: 10.1075/lcs.21020.ito

Rika Ito

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(Im)possible change (可能的变化

Language, culture and society Pub Date : 2024-01-22 DOI: 10.1075/lcs.00040.sol

Josep Soler, Iker Erdocia, Kristof Savski

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