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Literature, Linguistics & Criticism

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) research articles unpacked: a systemic functional linguistics (SFL) elemental genre approach

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Article: 2317617 | Received 04 Dec 2023, Accepted 08 Feb 2024, Published online: 20 Feb 2024

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