The volume explores the relationship between linguistic universals and language variation. Its contributions identify the recurrent patterns and principles behind the complex spectrum of observable variation. The volume bridges the gap between cross-linguistic variation, regional variation, diachron
Linguistics: Languages and Their Speakers. Timothy Shopen: Languages and Their Status. Timothy Shopen.
β Scribed by Edward H. Bendix
- Book ID
- 111711024
- Publisher
- American Anthropological Association
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-7294
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