Linguistic Diversity in Space and Time
Author | : Johanna Nichols |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1992-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226580563 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226580562 |
Rating | : 4/5 (562 Downloads) |
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 1992-09 with total page 388 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.