Linguistic typology : morphology and syntax
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Linguistic typology : morphology and syntax
(Longman linguistics library)
Longman, 2001
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- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [362]-382
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780582312203
Description
Linguistic typology is the study of the structural similarities between languages regardless of their history. This book provides an accessible overview of the most prominent areas of study and research in the subject using examples taken from a wide range of languages.
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: pbk ISBN 9780582312210
Description
There are generally estimated to be between 4,000 and 6,000 languages in the world. This number alone gives an idea of the immense diversity of languages: at the same time, there also has to be an underlying unity to human languages. Linguistic Typology is the study of the structural similarities between languages, regardless of their history, to establish a classification of languages. It provides an accessible overview of the most prominent areas of study and research in language typology, illustrated with many examples taken from a wide range of languages. Jae Jong Song offers an explanation for the different ways in which languages behave, and considers why languages are the way they are.
Table of Contents
1. Introducing linguistic typology2. Basic word order3. Case marking4. Relative clauses5. Causatives6. The application of linguistic typology7. European approaches to linguistics typology
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