The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language

The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9780226685342
ISBN-13 : 0226685349
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Download or read book The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language written by Geoffrey K. Pullum and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1991-07-09 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a collection of twenty-three essays originally appearing in the journal "Natural Language and Linguistic Theory."


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