Endangered Caucasian languages in Georgia Linguistic parameters of language endangerment1
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Attention! This is a special internet edition of the article " Endangered Caucasian Languages in Georgia " by Jost Gippert (2005). It should not be quoted as such. For quotations, please refer to the original edition printed in " Lessons from Documented Endangered Languages " , ed.
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