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Review of Ryan Nefdt’s Language, Science and Structure: A Journey into the Philosophy of Linguistics - Ryan Nefdt, Language, Science and Structure: A Journey into the Philosophy of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press (2023), 256 pp. £54.00 (hardcover).

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Ryan Nefdt, Language, Science and Structure: A Journey into the Philosophy of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press (2023), 256 pp. £54.00 (hardcover).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2025

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Philosophy of Science , First View , pp. 1 - 4
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