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Functions of Language
Vol. 9:1 (2002) ► pp. 87–102
Review article

Frederick J. Newmeyer’s Language Form and Language Function

Frederick J. Newmeyer. Language Form and Language Function
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1998. xii+428 pp. hbk ISBN 0-262-14064-0pbk 0-262-64044-9

| Nijmegen University
Published online: 19 November 2002
https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.9.1.06foo
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