Book review
Evaluating Cartesian Linguistics: From historical antecedents to computational modeling By Christina Behme ( Potsdam Linguistic Investigations, 12).
Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, 2014. 267 pp. ISBN 978-3-631-64551-2 €59.95

Reviewed by James McElvenny
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