The Common Cause Principle in Historical Linguistics

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-447

  Hitchcock, Christopher ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0345764694     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392655     Document Type: Article

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