Investigating Obsolescence

Investigating Obsolescence
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 0521437571
ISBN-13 : 9780521437578
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Book Synopsis Investigating Obsolescence by : Nancy C. Dorian

Download or read book Investigating Obsolescence written by Nancy C. Dorian and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-09-03 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection will certainly stimulate further and better co-ordinated research into a topic of direct relevance to sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics.


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