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Florian Coulmas. The Writing Systems of the World. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1991. Pp. x + 302. US$42.95 (hardcover), $19.95 (softcover).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

P.G. Patel*
Affiliation:
University of Ottawa

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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1994

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