Linguistic Areas: Convergence in Historical and Typological Perspective

by April McMahon

List of Figures and Maps List of Tables List of Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.McMahon, Y.Matras & N.Vincent Areal Linguistics: A Closer Scrutiny; L.Campbell All or Nothing; T.Stolz Keeping Contact in the Family: Approaches to Language Classification and Contact-induced Change; A.McMahon & R.McMahon Linguistic Areas, Language Contact and Typology: Some Implications from the Case of Ethiopia as a Linguistic Area; W.Bisang Structural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403996571
• ISBN13: 9781403996572
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"