Grammars in contact : a cross-linguistic typology /

Examining the ways in which linguistic traits may change in a contact situation, this book contains an encyclopaedic introduction, which sets out a theory of contact-induced change, and chapters which analyse the effects of language contact on grammatical systems in a variety of languages.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡. (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna) (Editor), Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007
Series:Explorations in linguistic typology ; 4.
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Summary:Examining the ways in which linguistic traits may change in a contact situation, this book contains an encyclopaedic introduction, which sets out a theory of contact-induced change, and chapters which analyse the effects of language contact on grammatical systems in a variety of languages.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 355 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191514128
0191514128
9786611149062
6611149066
9781429470506
142947050X
1281149063
9781281149060
Language:English.
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