The contributors to this collection address issues of definition and theory of linguistic areas, analyze the process of convergence, and introduce methods to assess the impact of language contact across geographical zones. New case studies are accompanied by discussions that revisit some of the more well-established linguistic areas.

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Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2006

ISBN

9780230287617

Topic

Languages & Linguistics

Subtopic

Sociolinguistics

Index

Languages & Linguistics

Cover
Linguistic Areas
Contents
List of Figures and Maps
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Notes on the Contributors
Introduction
1 Areal Linguistics: A Closer Scrutiny
2 All or Nothing
3 Keeping Contact in the Family: Approaches to Language Classification and Contact-induced Change
4 Linguistic Areas, Language Contact and Typology: Some Implications from the Case of Ethiopia as a Linguistic Area
5 Structural Isoglosses between Khoekhoe and Tuu: The Cape as a Linguistic Area
6 The Sri Lanka Sprachbund: The Newcomers Portuguese and Malay
7 On the Roles of Turkic in the Caucasus Area
8 The Circle That Won’t Come Full: Two Potential Isoglosses in the Circum-Baltic Area
9 Complex Emotion Predicates in Eastern Indonesia: Evidence for Language Contact?
10 Another Look at Australia as a Linguistic Area
11 Towards a Typology of the Siberian Linguistic Area
Index of Authors
Index of Language Families, Languages and Dialects
Index of Subjects