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Thomas Hoffmann, English Comparative Correlatives: Diachronic and Synchronic Variation at the Lexicon–Syntax Interface. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. xvii + 259. ISBN 978-1-108-47721-5 (hardback), 978-1-108-75500-9 (E-book)

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Thomas Hoffmann, English Comparative Correlatives: Diachronic and Synchronic Variation at the Lexicon–Syntax Interface. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. xvii + 259. ISBN 978-1-108-47721-5 (hardback), 978-1-108-75500-9 (E-book)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2020

SHUQIONG WU  and
YANYAN JIANG
SHUQIONG WU*
Affiliation:
Sichuan International Studies University
YANYAN JIANG
Affiliation:
Sichuan International Studies University
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E-mail: shuqiongwu@hotmail.com
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Language and Cognition , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 2021 , pp. 322 - 327
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