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From: Pytr Klark <Peter.M.Clark-1@TC.UMN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Word order types
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> What the existence of mixed languages suggests to me is that Greenberg's
> typology represents an oversimplification which needs to be refined.
> Lots of linguists have suggested such refinements, with (IMHO) enlightening
> results.  I'm hoping to continue that line of research in my dissertation,
> in fact.
        Sounds interesting...any chance of you telling us what these
refinements are?
        :Peter
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