Grammars in contact: a cross-linguistic typology

The present volume examines the ways in which linguistic traits may change in a contact situation. It contains an encyclopaedic introduction, which sets out a general theory of contact-induced change, and twelve subsequent chapters, which analyse the effects of language contact on grammatical system...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2006
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Explorations in linguistic typology 4
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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Summary:The present volume examines the ways in which linguistic traits may change in a contact situation. It contains an encyclopaedic introduction, which sets out a general theory of contact-induced change, and twelve subsequent chapters, which analyse the effects of language contact on grammatical systems in a variety of languages belonging to different geographical areas and diverse types.
Physical Description:XX, 355 S. graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:0199207836
9780199207831