02473cam a2200373 i 4500 7156 7156 17388179 OSt 20200206164228.0 120716s2013 enka b 001 0 eng 2012028897 9780521193405 (hardback) 9780521152624 (paperback) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc P204 .M66 2013 415.MOR 23 LAN000000 bisacsh Moravcsik, Edith A. Introducing language typology / Edith A. Moravcsik, Professor Emerita of Linguistics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. xiii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Cambridge introductions to language and linguistics Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Machine generated contents note: 1. What is language typology?; 2. The worlds of words: lexical typology; 3. Assembling words: syntactic typology; 4. Dissembling words: morphological typology; 5. The sounds of languages: phonological typology; 6. Language in flux: typologies of language change; 7. Explaining crosslinguistic preferences. "Language typology identifies similarities and differences between languages of the world. This textbook provides an introduction to the subject which assumes minimal prior knowledge of linguistics. It offers the broadest coverage of any introductory book, with sections on historical change, language acquisition and language processing. Students will become familiar with the subject by working through numerous examples of cross-linguistic generalizations and diversity in syntax, morphology and phonology as well as vocabulary, writing systems and signed languages. Chapter previews and summaries, key words, a glossary and copious literature references help the reader understand and internalize what they have read, while activities at the end of each chapter reinforce key points"-- Provided by publisher. Typology (Linguistics) LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General. bisacsh 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc RFT 0 0 ddc 0 0 R-18/5 AIISH AIISH 2020-02-06 0 415 MOR 19657 2020-02-06 00:00:00 2020-02-06 RFT