An Account of English YES/NO Interrogative Sentences within ARTEMIS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Lenguas para Fines Específicos
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2340-8561
DOI: 10.20420/rlfe.2017.336