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Review published In: Studies in Language
Vol. 21:2 (1997) ► pp.433–442

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Leanne Hinton, Johanna Nichols & John J. Ohala (eds.). Sound Symbolism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. x+373 pp. ISBN 0 521 45219 8hard $59.95

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Published online: 1 January 1997
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