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This study provides a systematic overview of articles and article systems in the world’s languages using a sample of 104 languages. Articles can be classified
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This book describes all the known ways in which the sounds of the world's languages differ. Encapsulating the work of two leading figures in the field, it will
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This edited volume offers a collection of twelve interlinear texts reflecting the vast linguistic diversity of Amazonia as well as the rich verbal arts and oral