The Japanese Language . By Roy Andrew Miller. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1967. xix, 428 pp. Notes, Bibliography, Word Indexes, Subject Index, Plates. $16.00.

@article{Befu1968TheJL,
  title={The Japanese Language . By Roy Andrew Miller. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1967. xix, 428 pp. Notes, Bibliography, Word Indexes, Subject Index, Plates. \$16.00.},
  author={Ben Befu},
  journal={The Journal of Asian Studies},
  year={1968},
  volume={28},
  pages={172-173}
}
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