Nancy C. Dorian. Investigating obsolescence: Studies in language contraction and death. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. 445 pp. Cloth. $59.50

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Nancy C. Dorian. Investigating obsolescence: Studies in language contraction and death. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. 445 pp. Cloth. $59.50

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Nancy C. Dorian. Investigating obsolescence: Studies in language contraction and death. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. 445 pp. Cloth. $59.50