Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication
- ISBN-10
- 0262511231
- ISBN-13
- 9780262511230
- Series
- Linguistics
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 604
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Authors
- Adrian Akmajian, Richard A. Demer, Ann K. Farmer
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Linguistics: an introduction to language and communication.
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