Linguistic Areas
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Linguistic Areas

Convergence in Historical and Typological Perspective

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Linguistic Areas

Convergence in Historical and Typological Perspective

About this book

The contributors to this collection address issues of definition and theory of linguistic areas, analyze the process of convergence, and introduce methods to assess the impact of language contact across geographical zones. New case studies are accompanied by discussions that revisit some of the more well-established linguistic areas.

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Yes, you can access Linguistic Areas by April McMahon, Y. Matras,N. Vincent in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Historical & Comparative Linguistics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Linguistic Areas
  3. Contents
  4. List of Figures and Maps
  5. List of Tables
  6. List of Abbreviations
  7. Notes on the Contributors
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 Areal Linguistics: A Closer Scrutiny
  10. 2 All or Nothing
  11. 3 Keeping Contact in the Family: Approaches to Language Classification and Contact-induced Change
  12. 4 Linguistic Areas, Language Contact and Typology: Some Implications from the Case of Ethiopia as a Linguistic Area
  13. 5 Structural Isoglosses between Khoekhoe and Tuu: The Cape as a Linguistic Area
  14. 6 The Sri Lanka Sprachbund: The Newcomers Portuguese and Malay
  15. 7 On the Roles of Turkic in the Caucasus Area
  16. 8 The Circle That Won’t Come Full: Two Potential Isoglosses in the Circum-Baltic Area
  17. 9 Complex Emotion Predicates in Eastern Indonesia: Evidence for Language Contact?
  18. 10 Another Look at Australia as a Linguistic Area
  19. 11 Towards a Typology of the Siberian Linguistic Area
  20. Index of Authors
  21. Index of Language Families, Languages and Dialects
  22. Index of Subjects