Language Change and Language Structure: Older Germanic Languages in a Comparative Perspective
β Scribed by Toril Swan, Endre Ma Rck, Olaf Jansen
- Publisher
- De Gruyter Mouton
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 361
- Series
- Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Subjects
Linguistics;Words, Language & Grammar;Reference
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