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Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics: The Cambridge Handbook of Areal Linguistics
Edited By Raymond Hi
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Description for Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics: The Cambridge Handbook of Areal Linguistics
hardcover. A thoroughly informed look at the treatment of language contact and change in key areas across the world. Editor(s): Hickey, Professor Raymond (Universitat-Gesamthochschule-Essen). Series: Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 83 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Providing a contemporary and comprehensive look at the topical area of areal linguistics, this book looks systematically at different regions of the world whilst presenting a focussed and informed overview of the theory behind research into areal linguistics and language contact. The topicality of areal linguistics is thoroughly documented by a wealth of case studies from all major regions of the world and, with chapters from scholars with a broad spectrum of language expertise, it offers insights into the mechanisms of external language change. With no book currently like this on the market, The Cambridge Handbook of Areal Linguistics will ... Read more
Providing a contemporary and comprehensive look at the topical area of areal linguistics, this book looks systematically at different regions of the world whilst presenting a focussed and informed overview of the theory behind research into areal linguistics and language contact. The topicality of areal linguistics is thoroughly documented by a wealth of case studies from all major regions of the world and, with chapters from scholars with a broad spectrum of language expertise, it offers insights into the mechanisms of external language change. With no book currently like this on the market, The Cambridge Handbook of Areal Linguistics will ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
1032
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107051614
SKU
V9781107051614
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About Edited By Raymond Hi
Raymond Hickey is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Duisburg and Essen, Germany. His main research interests are varieties of English (especially Irish English and Dublin English) and general questions of language contact, variation and change. Among his recent book publications are Motives for Language Change (Cambridge, 2003), Legacies of Colonial English (Cambridge, 2004), Dublin English: Evolution and ... Read more
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