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Journal of Pidgin and Creole LanguagesVol. 19:1 (2004) ► pp.177–187
Book review
. Acquisition of Jamaican phonology. Rocky R. Meade. Delft: De Systeem Drukkers, 2001. . [Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics]. x, 179 pp. plus theoretical discursus, references, summary, and three appendices. Hardcover:. €18,20 + shipping/handling. [To order electronically, contact. wwwlot.let.uu.nl/LOTDissertations/dissertations.htm
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