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Several of the works cited make good introductory read-
ing, especially those by Meillet (Introduction, Appendix I),
Mounin, Pedersen, Robins, Sebeok, Steinthal, and Thomsen.

HENRY M. HOENIGSWALD

[See also Evolutionism; Language; Linguistic Theories;
Myth; Primitivism; Romanticism; Structure; Uniformitar-
ianism.]