The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language

First published 1987 Second edition 1997 Third edition 2010 Printed in the United Kingdom by Bell and Bain Ltd, Glasgow A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-521-51698-3 Hardback ISBN 978-0-521-73650-3 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of

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