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Eurolatin and English today

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Alan Kirkness
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Abstract

An examination of the nature, history and roles of classicisms in English and other European languages

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 3 - 8
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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