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Bert Cappelle, Can Construction Grammar be proven wrong? (Elements in Construction Grammar). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. Pp. 74. ISBN 9781009343176.

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Bert Cappelle, Can Construction Grammar be proven wrong? (Elements in Construction Grammar). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. Pp. 74. ISBN 9781009343176.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2025

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