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Leiv Egil Breivik. Existential There: A Synchronic and Diachronic Study. (Studia Anglistica Norvegica 2). Bergen: Department of English, University of Bergen. 1983. Pp. xiv + 458. NKr. 135,-.

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John Haiman
John Haiman*
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University of Manitoba
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Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , Spring 1986 , pp. 88 - 91
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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1986

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