This book considers how and why forms and meanings of different languages at different times may resemble each other. Its distinguished authors investigate the

Providing a contemporary and comprehensive look at the topical area of areal linguistics, this book looks systematically at different regions of the world whils

The contributors to this collection address issues of definition and theory of linguistic areas, analyze the process of convergence, and introduce methods to as

The first edition of ELL (1993, Ron Asher, Editor) was hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation". Now the all-new second edition matches