Edith A. Moravcsik (Milwaukee University of Wisconsin)

Introducing Language Typology

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Produktbeschreibung

This textbook provides an introduction to language typology which assumes minimal prior knowledge of linguistics.

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Language typology identifies similarities and differences between languages of the world. This textbook provides an introduction to the subject which assumes minimal prior knowledge of linguistics. It offers the broadest coverage of any introductory book, with sections on historical change, language acquisition and language processing.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 172mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9780521152624
• ISBN-10: 0521152623
• Artikelnr.: 36275539

Autorenporträt

Edith A. Moravcsik is Professor Emerita in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is language typology?; 2. The worlds of words; 3. Assembling words; 4. Dissembling words; 5. The sounds of languages; 6. Language in flux; 7. Explaining crosslinguistic preferences.

Rezensionen

'Textbooks like Moravcsik's Introducing Language Typology are hard to find. In a clear, logical and readable style, she introduces students not only to the basic concepts and methods in linguistic typology but also to the fundamentals of linguistics. This textbook will be appreciated and loved by students and lecturers alike for many years to come.' Jae Jung Song, University of Otago