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The atlas of languages: The origin and development of languages throughout the world. Consultant editors: Bernard Comrie, Stephen Matthews, and Maria Polinsky. Foreword by Jean Aitchison. London: Quarto; New York: Facts on File, 1996. Pp. 224. Hb $35.00.

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The atlas of languages: The origin and development of languages throughout the world. Consultant editors: Bernard Comrie, Stephen Matthews, and Maria Polinsky. Foreword by Jean Aitchison. London: Quarto; New York: Facts on File, 1996. Pp. 224. Hb $35.00.

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Peter T. Daniels
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Language in Society , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , March 1998 , pp. 113 - 117
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