Sapir’s Law and the Role Of Accent in the Reconstruction of Proto-Corachol-Nahuan

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Sapir’s Law and the Role Of Accent in the Reconstruction of Proto-Corachol-Nahuan. / Pharao Hansen, Magnus.

I: International Journal of American Linguistics, Bind 90, Nr. 2, 21.03.2024, s. 227-267.

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Pharao Hansen, M 2024, 'Sapir’s Law and the Role Of Accent in the Reconstruction of Proto-Corachol-Nahuan', International Journal of American Linguistics, bind 90, nr. 2, s. 227-267. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/zrh2m, https://doi.org/https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/728639

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Pharao Hansen, M. (2024). Sapir’s Law and the Role Of Accent in the Reconstruction of Proto-Corachol-Nahuan. International Journal of American Linguistics, 90(2), 227-267. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/zrh2m, https://doi.org/https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/728639

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Pharao Hansen M. Sapir’s Law and the Role Of Accent in the Reconstruction of Proto-Corachol-Nahuan. International Journal of American Linguistics. 2024 mar. 21;90(2):227-267. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/zrh2m, https://doi.org/https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/728639

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Pharao Hansen, Magnus. / Sapir’s Law and the Role Of Accent in the Reconstruction of Proto-Corachol-Nahuan. I: International Journal of American Linguistics. 2024 ; Bind 90, Nr. 2. s. 227-267.

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