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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.

Geoffrey S. Nathan

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List of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgments. 1. The Sounds of the Worlda s Languages. 2. Places of Articulation. 3. Stops. 4. Nasals and Nasalized Consonants. 5. Fricatives. 6. Laterals. 7. Rhotics. 8. Clicks. 9. Vowels. 10. Multiple Articulatory Gestures. References. Index.

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Key concepts: Linguistics, History, Philosophy