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A matter of life and death

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Sidney I. Landau
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Abstract

When a word like ‘abortion’ is in the dictionaries as well as the news, the definitions on offer can cast light on areas of change and uncertainty in the language.

Type
Research Article
Information
English Today , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 1988 , pp. 43 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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