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Form And Formalism In Linguistics. Ed. By James Mcelvenny. (History and philosophy of the language sciences 1.) Berlin: Language Science, 2019. Pp. viii, 271. ISBN: 9783961101832. $47 (Hb).

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Form And Formalism In Linguistics. Ed. By James Mcelvenny. (History and philosophy of the language sciences 1.) Berlin: Language Science, 2019. Pp. viii, 271. ISBN: 9783961101832. $47 (Hb).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Margaret Thomas
Margaret Thomas*
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Boston College
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Program in Linguistics, Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, [thomasm@bc.edu]
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Language , Volume 97 , Issue 3 , September 2021 , pp. 643 - 648
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