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27 - The Semitic Language Family

from Part III - Typological Profiles of Linguistic Areas and Language Families

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2017

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Aaron D. Rubin
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Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald  and
R. M. W. Dixon
Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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James Cook University, North Queensland
R. M. W. Dixon
Affiliation:
James Cook University, North Queensland
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The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Typology , pp. 854 - 886
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Print publication year: 2017

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