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James McElvenny. A History of Modern Linguistics: From the beginnings to World War II. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2024. x + 202 pp. ISBN 978-1-4744-7002-5 $ 120 29.95

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Published online: 29 August 2024
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