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R. M. W. Dixon, Ergativity. (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 69.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Pp. xxii+271.

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R. M. W. Dixon, Ergativity. (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 69.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Pp. xxii+271.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Scott DeLancey
Scott DeLancey
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Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected]
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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , March 1996 , pp. 173 - 177
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