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The Diachrony of Classification Systems
Edited by William B. McGregor and Søren Wichmann
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 342] 2018
► pp. 1–8

Introduction

Article outline
  • 1.Background
  • 2.Origins
  • 3.Developments
  • 4.Diffusion
  • 5.Final remarks
  • References
Published online: 14 May 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.342.01wic
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