| Description |
1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in language companion series,
0165-7763 ;
v. 90
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Studies in language companion series ; v. 90.
0165-7763
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
The problem of the Caucasian Sprachbund / Viacheslav A. Chirikba -- East Nusantara as a linguistic area / Marian Klamer, Ger Reesink, and Miriam van Staden -- The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area / Mily Crevels and Hein van der Voort -- An integrated areal-typological approach / Olga Mieska Tomic -- Zhuang / Rint Sybesma. |
| Summary |
From linguistic areas to areal linguistics explores language description and typology in terms of areal background, presenting case studies in areal linguistics. Some concern well-established linguistic areas such as the Balkan, other regions such as East Nusantara (Indonesia) and the Guapore-Mamore (Amazon) regions have never before been studied in an areal perspective, and yet other areas are involved in current debates. The insight has gained ground that languages owe many of their characteristics to the languages they are in contact with over time. Yet the nature of these areal influences. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Areal linguistics.
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Areal linguistics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Muysken, Pieter.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: From linguistic areas to areal linguistics. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008 (DLC) 2007034442 |
| ISBN |
9789027291363 (electronic book) |
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9027291365 (electronic book) |
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9027231001 (cloth) |
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9789027231000 (cloth) |
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1282152033 |
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9781282152038 |
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9789027231000 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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