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Roger Lass. Historical Linguistics and Language Change. In the series Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 81. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1997. Pp. xxiii + 423. US$75.00 (hardcover).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Elizabeth A. Edwards*
Affiliation:
Seattle, Washington

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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1999

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