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OverviewProfessor Lyle Campbell has had a long and distinguished career and his extensive work on the languages of Mesoamerica have inspired research and researchers. In this volume, contributors come together to present new data, analyses and theoretical perspectives on how understanding language change raises questions for language documentation, description and even revitalization. Coverage ranges from the linguistic isolates Basque and Mapundungun to large families such as Tupian and Austronesian and spans a range of theoretical issues including ongoing language change, etymological opacity, word order, alignment systems and grammatical relations, language contact, onomastics and the study of pre-history. The book shows that linguistic fieldwork, when carried out and used appropriately, allows for a more consistent understanding of language change, and for a better understanding of the ethnographic record. It also explores the junctures between language change, linguistic diversity and other related fields that draw on primary linguistic fieldwork. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thiago Costa Chacon , Nala H Lee , W D L SilvaPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9781474488136ISBN 10: 1474488137 Pages: 356 Publication Date: 29 February 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationThiago Costa Chacon is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bras�lia. Nala H. Lee is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the National University of Singapore Wilson Silva is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |