Pitch Tone and the "Saltillo" in Modern and Ancient Nahuatl

@article{Whorf1993PitchTA,
  title={Pitch Tone and the "Saltillo" in Modern and Ancient Nahuatl},
  author={Benjamin Lee Whorf and Lyle R. Campbell and Frances Karttunen},
  journal={International Journal of American Linguistics},
  year={1993},
  volume={59},
  pages={165 - 223}
}
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