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Merritt Ruhlen. A Guide to the World’s Languages. Volume 1: Classification. Stanford: Stanford University Press. 1987. Pp. xxvii + 433. US$25.00 (hardcover).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Matthew Dryer*
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University of Alberta

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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1990

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