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Re: Books

From:Christopher Wright <faceloran@...>
Date:Thursday, July 24, 2003, 13:19
Ian Spackman palsalge
>Is this the book which people have been so strongly recommending for >conlangers? > >Describing Morphosyntax: A Guide for Field Linguists >Thomas E. Payne
Yes, it is. I should get that without delay. I want my linguistics classes to bore me ;) but I don't think my professors would like it if I passed five courses through challenge exams ;)) (not that I'm that bright; I just have three years of experience).
>And while I'm at it, are there any other books essential to the
conlanger's
>bookshelf? (Not that I can afford many, but I can probably stretch to >another one if sufficiently recommeded!
No idea, sorry. I'll be looking, though. (Can you wait ten years?) ~Wright

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