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4 - Typology and Historical Linguistics

from Part I - Domains of Linguistic Typology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2017

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Silvia Luraghi
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Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald  and
R. M. W. Dixon
Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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James Cook University, North Queensland
R. M. W. Dixon
Affiliation:
James Cook University, North Queensland
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The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Typology , pp. 95 - 123
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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