The Typology of Semantic Alignment
Author | : Mark Donohue |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2008-01-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199238385 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199238383 |
Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Typology of Semantic Alignment written by Mark Donohue and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-24 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholars explore the characteristics of languages with semantic alignment systems and compare the structure of languages with and without them, with special reference to Eurasia, the Americas, and the south-west Pacific, where semantically aligned languages are concentrated.