Randy Allen Harris. The Linguistics Wars: Chomsky, Lakoff, and the Battle over Deep Structure (2nd edition).
Oxford: Oxford University, 2021. ISBN 9780199740338 (Paperback) / 9780197608654 (E-book) xiii + 568 pp. £ 25.99

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Cameron Morin | Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon

Published online: 5 October 2023

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