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Language Complexity
Typology, contact, change
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Edited by:
Matti Miestamo
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English
Published/Copyright:
2008
About this book
Language complexity has recently attracted considerable attention from linguists of many different persuasions. This volume – a thematic selection of papers from the conference Approaches to Complexity in Language, held in Helsinki, August 2005 – is the first collection of articles devoted to the topic. The sixteen chapters of the volume approach the notion of language complexity from a variety of perspectives. The papers are divided into three thematic sections that reflect the central themes of the book: Typology and theory, Contact and change, Creoles and pidgins. The book is mainly intended for typologists, historical linguists, contact linguists and creolists, as well as all linguists interested in language complexity in general. As the first collective volume on a very topical theme, the book is expected to be of lasting interest to the linguistic community.
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Peter Trudgill, Fribourg University:
Language complexity is complex! But these top-class linguistics scholars have made startling and brilliant progress towards untangling the complexity - this book is a giant leap forward.
Language complexity is complex! But these top-class linguistics scholars have made startling and brilliant progress towards untangling the complexity - this book is a giant leap forward.
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I. Typology and theory
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Elizabeth M. Riddle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Östen Dahl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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John H. McWhorter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Casper de Groot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Eva Lindström Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Antje Dammel and Sebastian Kürschner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Mikael Parkvall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Harald Hammarström Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Angela Bartens and Niclas Sandström Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Päivi Juvonen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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9789027291356
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356
eBook ISBN:
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