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Journal of Pidgin and Creole LanguagesVol. 20:2 (2005) ► pp.353–363
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. Serial verbs in Oceanic: A descriptive typology. Terry Crowley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. xvii, 267 pp. plus 1 map, references and index. Hardback. $85.00 £55.00 To order electronically, contact. or. www.oup.co.uk/
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