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David Lightfoot, How new languages emerge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. ix+199.

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David Lightfoot, How new languages emerge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. ix+199.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2010

Chris H. Reintges
Chris H. Reintges*
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CNRS & University Paris 7 – Diderot
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Author's address:CNRS/LLF/UMR 7110 & University Paris 7 – Diderot, Rue du Château des Rentiers, 75013 Paris, France[email protected]
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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 46 , Issue 1 , March 2010 , pp. 239 - 249
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