TitleLinguistic Diversity in Space and TimeAuthorPublishedUniversity Of Chicago Press 1992
Status:Check Shelves SubjectComparative Linguistics. Areal Linguistics.MediaHardcover,BookISBN0226580571Call NumberNichols1992LTypeCirculating BookDescription
From amazon: In this ground-breaking book, Johanna Nichols proposes means of describing, comparing, and interpreting linguistic diversity, both genetic and structural, providing the foundations for a theory of diversity based upon population science. This book will interest linguists, archaeologists, and population specialists.
Contents: Introduction. Favored and Disfavored Grammatical Patterns. Correlations between Types. Correlations of Structural Types with Grammatical Categories. Diachronic Stability: Genetic and Areal. The Role of Geography: Structural Affinities between Areas. Linguistic Diversity: Geographical Distribution. Diversity and Linguistic Prehistory: Conclusions and Open Questions.
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