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David W. Lightfoot. Principles of Diachronic Syntax. Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 23. New York and London: Cambridge University Press. 1979. Pp. x + 429. $59.50 (hard cover), $14.95 (paper).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Michael Canale
Michael Canale*
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York University and The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
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Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , Fall 1979 , pp. 156 - 157
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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1979

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