Endangered native american languages: What is to be done, and why?

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 17-38

  Crawford, James ^a  

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EID: 0037575706     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235882.1995.10668589     Document Type: Article

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