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Vol. 49:2/3 (2022) ► pp.405–411

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Marcin Kilarski. A History of the Study of the Indigenous Languages of North America. Marcin Kilarski. [Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 129]. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2021. xiv, 443 pp. €105 US$158. ISBN 978 90 272 1049 4 HB 978 90 272 5897 7 E-BOOK

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Published online: 15 June 2023
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