Review published in:
Diachronica
Vol. 26:3 (2009) ► pp. 437–441
Book review

Ulrich Detges & Richard Waltereit. The Paradox of Grammatical Change. Perspectives from Romance
Ulrich Detges & Richard Waltereit . Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2008. ii + 252 pp.

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| University of California, Los Angeles
Published online: 10 November 2009
https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.26.3.04and
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