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Craig Christy, Uniformitarianism in linguistics. (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science III. Studies in the History of Linguistics, Vol. 21.) Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 1983. Pp. xiii+139.

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Craig Christy, Uniformitarianism in linguistics. (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science III. Studies in the History of Linguistics, Vol. 21.) Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 1983. Pp. xiii+139.

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Roger Lass
Roger Lass
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University of Cape Town.
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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , September 1984 , pp. 409 - 412
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