Review published In: Studies in Language
Vol. 41:3 (2017) ► pp.791–799
Book review
Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, Andrej L. Malchukov, Marc Richards (eds.). Scales and Hierarchies. A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
Published online: 25 October 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/sl.41.3.08ark
https://doi.org/10.1075/sl.41.3.08ark
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