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A classification of the Celtic languages based on grapheme frequencies

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A classification of the Celtic languages based on grapheme frequencies. / Wilson, Andrew; Mačutek, Ján.
Words and Numbers: In Memory of Peter Grzybek (1957-2019). ed. / Emmerich Kelih; Reinhard Köhler. Lüdenscheid: RAM-Verlag, 2020. p. 53-68.

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Wilson, A & Mačutek, J 2020, A classification of the Celtic languages based on grapheme frequencies. in E Kelih & R Köhler (eds), Words and Numbers: In Memory of Peter Grzybek (1957-2019). RAM-Verlag, Lüdenscheid, pp. 53-68. <http://ram-verlag.net/words-and-numbers>

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Wilson, A., & Mačutek, J. (2020). A classification of the Celtic languages based on grapheme frequencies. In E. Kelih, & R. Köhler (Eds.), Words and Numbers: In Memory of Peter Grzybek (1957-2019) (pp. 53-68). RAM-Verlag. http://ram-verlag.net/words-and-numbers

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Wilson A, Mačutek J. A classification of the Celtic languages based on grapheme frequencies. In Kelih E, Köhler R, editors, Words and Numbers: In Memory of Peter Grzybek (1957-2019). Lüdenscheid: RAM-Verlag. 2020. p. 53-68

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Wilson, Andrew ; Mačutek, Ján. / A classification of the Celtic languages based on grapheme frequencies. Words and Numbers: In Memory of Peter Grzybek (1957-2019). editor / Emmerich Kelih ; Reinhard Köhler. Lüdenscheid : RAM-Verlag, 2020. pp. 53-68

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