Approaches to Language Typology

Approaches to Language Typology
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Publisher : Clarendon Press
Total Pages : 398
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ISBN-10 : 0198238665
ISBN-13 : 9780198238669
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Book Synopsis Approaches to Language Typology by : Masayoshi Shibatani

Download or read book Approaches to Language Typology written by Masayoshi Shibatani and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language typology is concerned with the construction of theoretical frameworks capable of delimiting the range of human languages and of capturing constraints on cross-linguistic variation. This text offers accounts of the theoretical foundations and findings of leading scholars in this field.


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