Tim Thornes, Erik Andvik, Gwendolyn Hyslop & Joana Jansen (eds.). Functional-Historical Approaches to Explanation. In honor of Scott DeLancey. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2013. . [Typological Studies in Language, 103]. xviii+294 pp. ISBN 978 90 272 0684 8Hb; alk paper 978 90 272 7197 6Eb

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