Reassessing karnic: A reply to Breen (2007)

Australian Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-348

  Bowern, Claire ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australian languages; Classification; Historical linguistics; Lexicostatistics; Pama nyungan

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650352668     PISSN: 07268602     EISSN: 14692996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07268600903232733     Document Type: Review

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