| Description |
1 online resource (320 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Tokyo University of foreign studies (TUFS) studies in linguistics ; v. 2 |
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Studies in linguistics (Tōkyō Gaikokugo Daigaku) ; v. 2.
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| Contents |
Geographical Typology and Linguistic Areas; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Message from the President; Center for Corpus-based Linguistics and Language Education; Introduction; References; Areal Features and Linguistic Areas; 1. Preamble; 2. Macro-areas, and their features; 3. Some widespread mechanisms of contact-induced change; 4. Convergence zones and mechanisms of areal diffusion: an Amazonianexample; 4.1. Backdrop: Amazonian versus Andine linguistic types; 4.2. The Multilingual Vaupés River Basin as a low-tier linguistic area |
| Summary |
Is Africa a linguistic area (Heine & Leyew 2008)? The present volume consists of sixteen papers highlighting the linguistic geography of Africa, covering, in particular, southern Africa with its Khoisan languages. A wide range of phenomena are discussed to give an overview of the pattern of social, cultural, and linguistic interaction that characterizes Africa's linguistic geography. Most contributors to the volume discuss language contact and areal diffusion in Africa, although some demonstrate, with examples from non-African linguistic data, including Amazonian and European languages, how la |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Typology (Linguistics)
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems.
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Language and languages
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Typology (Linguistics)
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| SUBJECT |
Africa -- Languages.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001567
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| Subject |
Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hieda, Osamu, 1951-
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König, Christa
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, 1955-
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| LC no. |
2010049191 |
| ISBN |
9789027273956 |
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9027273952 |
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1280497300 |
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9781280497308 |
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