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Vol. 8:2 (1991) ► pp.277–284

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John M. Lipski. The Language of the Islenos: Vestigial Spanish in Louisiana. John M. Lipski. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 1990. x, 148 pp.

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Published online: 1 January 1991
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