Linguistic Diversity in Space and Time

Linguistic Diversity in Space and Time
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 0226580571
ISBN-13 : 9780226580579
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Download or read book Linguistic Diversity in Space and Time written by Johanna Nichols and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999-06 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some structural features of languages predict others, some remain unchanged in daughter languages, others have an areal consistency; in establishing typologically, historically and geographically stable features in the worlds languages, examples are included from Kayardild, Djingili, Dyirbal, Mangarayi, Maung, Ngiyambaa.


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