Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance: Problems in Comparative Linguistics - Explorations in Linguistic Typology - Alexandr Aikhenvald - Books - Oxford University Press - 9780198299813 - November 22, 2001
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Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance: Problems in Comparative Linguistics - Explorations in Linguistic Typology

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Considers how and why forms and meanings of different languages at different times may resemble each other. This book investigates the relationship between areal diffusion and the genetic development of languages. The chapters cover Ancient Anatolia, Modern Anatolia, Australia, Amazonia, Oceania, Southeast and East Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.


460 pages, numerous figures and maps

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 22, 2001
ISBN13 9780198299813
Publishers Oxford University Press
Pages 472
Dimensions 163 × 243 × 29 mm   ·   819 g
Language English  
Editor Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y. (, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University)
Editor Dixon, R. M. W. (, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University)

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