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Vol. 1:1 (1974) ► pp.95–110

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The Neogrammarians: A re-evaluation of their place in the development of linguistic science. By Kurt R[obert] Jankowsky

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 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Published online: 1 January 1974
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