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The K Factor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2003

Nigel J. Ross
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Most disciplines seem to have their “K factors”, though linguistics has so far been an exception. Now a language-related K factor has surfaced, kindled by Italian text messages and the influence of English.

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English Today , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , January 2003 , pp. 59 - 60
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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