From linguistic elicitation to eliciting the linguist: Lessons in community empowerment from melanesia

Language

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 300-324

  Dobrin, Lise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 60549105687     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: 15350665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.0.0009     Document Type: Article

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