Corpus Linguistics and the Law Extending the Field from a Statis

Brooklyn Law Review
Volume 86
Issue 2
Article 2
9-22-2021
Corpus Linguistics and the Law: Extending the Field from a
Statistical Perspective
Stefan Th. Gries
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Stefan T. Gries, Corpus Linguistics and the Law: Extending the Field from a Statistical Perspective, 86
Brook. L. Rev. 321 (2021).
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