Areal diffusion and genetic inheritance : problems in comparative linguistics /
This book considers how and why forms and meanings of different languages at different times may resemble each other. Its distinguished authors investigate the relationship between areal diffusion and the genetic development of languages, and reveal the means of distinguishing what may cause one lan...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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Colección: | Oxford linguistics.
Explorations in linguistic typology. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book considers how and why forms and meanings of different languages at different times may resemble each other. Its distinguished authors investigate the relationship between areal diffusion and the genetic development of languages, and reveal the means of distinguishing what may cause one language to share the characteristics of another. The chapters cover Ancient Anatolia, Modern Anatolia, Australia, Amazonia, Oceania, Southeast and East Asia, and Sub-Saharan. Africa. - ;Two languages can resemble each other in the categories, constructions, and types of meaning they use; and in the fo. |
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Notas: | Published in association with the series Explorations in linguistic typology. "First published 2001, first published in paperback 2006"--Title page verso |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 453 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780191523014 0191523011 9780191515750 0191515752 |