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Page 69
... concerned with the study of linguistic systems as reconstructed mainly from oral sources . Pursued less than the study of " oral language , " the study of the " written language ” —that is , of the lan- guage as it is used in written ...
... concerned with the study of linguistic systems as reconstructed mainly from oral sources . Pursued less than the study of " oral language , " the study of the " written language ” —that is , of the lan- guage as it is used in written ...
Page 126
... concerned with the minutiae of surface behaviour in an army , a very closed society , as with the causes for which that army fights . H.H. Munro ( " Saki " ) , in The Unbearable Bassington ( 1912 ) , an exquisite novel of manners , says ...
... concerned with the minutiae of surface behaviour in an army , a very closed society , as with the causes for which that army fights . H.H. Munro ( " Saki " ) , in The Unbearable Bassington ( 1912 ) , an exquisite novel of manners , says ...
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... concerned with only a single disease and the sep- aration of curative and preventive services , is giving way to more comprehensive organizational patterns . Health promotion , disease prevention , and the curing and reha- bilitation of ...
... concerned with only a single disease and the sep- aration of curative and preventive services , is giving way to more comprehensive organizational patterns . Health promotion , disease prevention , and the curing and reha- bilitation of ...
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