Grammars in Contact: A Cross-Linguistic Typology

Book Overview

The present volume examines the ways in which linguistic traits may change in a contact situation. It contains an encyclopaedic introduction, which sets out a general theory of contact-induced change, and twelve subsequent chapters, which analyze the effects of language contact on grammatical systems in a variety of languages belonging to different geographical areas and diverse types.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199556466
• ISBN13: 9780199556465
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"