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Brown, J.D. (2009). Open-Response Items in Questionnaires. In: Heigham, J., Croker, R.A. (eds) Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230239517_10
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