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Michael R. Perkins. Modal Expressions in English. London: Frances Pinter. 1983. £12.50(hardcover). (Norwood, New Jersey: Ablex. 1983. Pp. 186. US $18.50) (hardcover).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Lars Hermerén
Lars Hermerén*
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Lund University
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Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , Summer 1985 , pp. 212 - 217
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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1985

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