Epistemic Meaning

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EditorsGeorg BossongBernard ComrieYaron Matras

De Gruyter Mouton

Epistemic MeaningA Crosslinguistic andFunctional-Cognitive Study

byKasper Boye

De Gruyter Mouton

ISBN 978-3-11-020438-4e-ISBN 978-3-11-021903-6

ISSN 0933-761X

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