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John A. Hawkins 2014. Cross-linguistic variation and efficiency. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. xiv + 271. UK £29.99 (softcover).

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John A. Hawkins 2014. Cross-linguistic variation and efficiency. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. xiv + 271. UK £29.99 (softcover).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2016

Mohammad Rasekh-Mahnad*
Affiliation:
Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

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© Canadian Linguistic Association/Association canadienne de linguistique 2016 

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