The Yurok language : grammar, texts, lexicon

@article{Bright1959TheYL,
  title={The Yurok language : grammar, texts, lexicon},
  author={William Bright and Robert Henry Robins},
  journal={Language},
  year={1959},
  volume={35},
  pages={100}
}
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