Computational approaches to the study of language change

Linguistics and Language Compass

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-307

  Baker, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 57749143097     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749818X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-818x.2008.00054.x     Document Type: Review

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