The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal

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This Second Edition of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language presents a mass of new information and introduces the subject of language to a fresh generation of students and general readers. Probably the most successful general study of language ever published, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of... read more

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0521264383
Page Count: 480

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Dewey: 403

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Books › Reference › Encyclopedias › Art
Books › Reference › Encyclopedias › Literature
Books › Reference › Dictionaries & Thesauruses
Books › Reference › Foreign Languages
Books › Reference › Words & Language

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