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Functions of Language
Vol. 13:1 (2006) ► pp. 111–118
Book review

R. M. W. Dixon & Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (eds.). Adjective Classes: A Cross-linguistic Typology
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. xxii + 370 pp. ISBN 0-19-927093-7

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Published online: 13 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.13.1.06bec
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