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The Kalahari Basin area: a 'Sprachbund' on the verge of extinction
Inheritance and contact in a language complex: the case of Taa varieties (Tuu family)
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Language Areality in Ancient Eurasia
Loanword Typology: Comparative Study of Lexical Borrowability
The African Lexis in Jamaican Creole and Its Historical Significance
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Bilingual Child Language Acquisition
Figurative Language: Cross-Linguistic, Cross-Cultural and Cognitive Aspects
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