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A history of modern linguistics: From the beginnings to World War II. By James McElvenny. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2024. Pp. ix, 202. ISBN 9781474470025. $29.95.

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A history of modern linguistics: From the beginnings to World War II. By James McElvenny. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2024. Pp. ix, 202. ISBN 9781474470025. $29.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

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Language , Volume 101 , Issue 1 , March 2025 , pp. 195 - 199
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