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Russell S. Tomlin, Basic word order. Functional principles. London: Croom Helm, 1986. Pp. 308.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Barry B. Blake
Barry B. Blake
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Department of Linguistics, Monash University, Melbourne.
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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , March 1988 , pp. 213 - 217
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