Linguistic diversity in space and time. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Johanna Nichols.
• Authors: Nichols, Johanna
• Contents: List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Note on Transcription and Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Favored and Disfavored Grammatical Patterns 3. Correlations between Types 4. Correlations of Structural Types with Grammatical Categories 5. Diachronic Stability: Genetic and Areal 6. The Role of Geography: Structural Affinities between Areas 7. Linguistic Diversity: Geographical Distribution 8. Diversity and Linguistic Prehistory: Conclusions and Open Questions Appendixes 1. Sample Languages 2. Data: Language (by Area) and Structural Features 3. Alphabetical List of Languages 4. Frequency and Distribution of Voice Systems Notes References Indexes.
• Publisher Details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 417.7; Comparative linguistics; Areal linguistics; Language and languages -- Variation; Linguistic demography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226580593
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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