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Grammatical overkill in Japan?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Kazuo Kato
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Abstract

KAZUO KATO replies to Torkil Christensen, whose article ‘Grammatical overkill?’ appeared in ET20 (Oct 89).

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Angles of Vision
Information
English Today , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , April 1990 , pp. 42 - 44
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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