Review of Pettersson-Traba, Daniela. 2022. The Development of the Concept of SMELL in American English. A Usage-Based View of Near-Synonymy. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
ISBN: 978-3-11079-2201. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110792294
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