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Author:   Gerrit J. Dimmendaal (University of Cologne)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Weight:   1.015kg
ISBN:  

9789027211781

ISBN 10:   9027211787
Pages:   421
Publication Date:   08 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. Figures; 3. Maps; 4. Tables; 5. Part I. The comparative method; 6. 1. Explaining similarities; 7. 2. Explaining sound change; 8. 3. Classification and subclassification techniques; 9. 4. Morphosyntactic changes; 10. 5. Semantic change; 11. 6. Internal reconstruction; 12. 7. Language-internal variation; 13. Part II. The linguistic manifestation of contact; 14. 8. Borrowing; 15. 9. Pidginisation and creolisation; 16. 10. Syncretic languages; 17. 11. Language contraction and language shift; 18. 12. Language contact phenomena and genetic classification; 19. Part III. Studying language change in a wider contex; 20. 13. Language typology and reconstruction; 21. 14. Remote relationships and genetic diversity on the African continent; 22. 15. Language and history; 23. 16. Some ecological properties of language development; 24. References; 25. Appendix; 26. Language and language family index; 27. Subject index

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