Jean-Marie Hombert & Larry M. Hyman. Bantu historical linguistics: Theoretical and empirical perspectives. [CSLI Lecture Notes, 99]. Stanford, Calif.: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999. 596 pp.

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Published online: 25 March 2002

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Jean-Marie Hombert & Larry M. Hyman. Bantu historical linguistics: Theoretical and empirical perspectives. [CSLI Lecture Notes, 99]. Stanford, Calif.: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999. 596 pp.

Jean-Marie Hombert & Larry M. Hyman. Bantu historical linguistics: Theoretical and empirical perspectives. [CSLI Lecture Notes, 99]. Stanford, Calif.: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999. 596 pp.