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The sounds of the world’s languages. By Peter Ladefoged and Ian Maddieson. Oxford Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1996. Pp. xxi, 426. Paper $31.95.

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The sounds of the world’s languages. By Peter Ladefoged and Ian Maddieson. Oxford Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1996. Pp. xxi, 426. Paper $31.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2026

Geoffrey S. Nathan
Geoffrey S. Nathan*
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Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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Department of Linguistics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4517 [geoffn@siu.edu]
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Language , Volume 74 , Issue 2 , June 1998 , pp. 374 - 376
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Copyright © 1998 by Linguistic Society of America

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