Book review
. A history of American English J. L. Dillard. London and New York: Longman, 1992. 257 pp. Hardcover $56.95 Paper $28.95
Reviewed by
Michael Aceto | University of Texas at Austin
Published online: 01 January 1995
https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.10.1.19ace
https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.10.1.19ace
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