Diversity in Language
Perspectives and Implications
Published on 15. May 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-57586-536-2 (ISBN)
Description
What does linguistic diversity tell us about the human mind? In the comprehensive volume, "Diversity in Language", a renowned team of contributors assesses the intricacies of linguistic variation. From historical perspectives on Indonesian to apparent time change in Smith Island verbs, from unplanned spoken Russian to argument structure in the Pacific Northwest, these essays render the full spectrum of linguistic possibility.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Stanford
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
425 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57586-536-2 (9781575865362)
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Yoshiko Matsumoto is associate professor of Japanese language and linguistics at Stanford University. David Oshima is visiting assistant professor in the department of languages and literatures at Arizona State University. Orrin Robinson is professor of German studies and director of the Introduction to the Humanities Program at Stanford University. Peter Sells is professor of linguistics and Asian languages at Stanford University.