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BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

Demy octavo original: "Demy 8vo"; a traditional book size of approximately 5.5 by 8.75 inches, 572 pages, with Map, price 18 shillings original: "18s."; the British shilling was a unit of currency before decimalization in 1971.

THE MELANESIAN LANGUAGES.

Some Opinions of the Press.

"The book is written with all the mature knowledge of one who has lived and taught for years among the natives of Melanesia, and it offers a welcome contribution to the solution of an obscure problem of scientific philology The branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages."—Academy.

"We can recommend it to all students and scholars who are interested in the questions and problems with which it deals."—British Quarterly Review.

"It will be appropriately valued by philologists."—Westminster Review.

"It is difficult for even the most demanding critic to find either omissions or unnecessary repetitions, while an excellent map at the beginning will show those whose ideas about Melanesia are not quite definite its precise position on the map of the world."—Guardian.

"A most important contribution to linguistic science. . . . The patience, the care, the insight, and above all the good sense shown throughout the work cannot be too highly praised, and the value of the book will increase with time."—New York Evening Post.

Oxford

AT THE CLARENDON PRESS

LONDON: HENRY FROWDE

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE, AMEN CORNER, E.C.