Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance
Download or Read eBook Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance PDF written by Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna Aĭkhenvalʹd and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna Aĭkhenvalʹd |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 476 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0199283087 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780199283088 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance by : Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna Aĭkhenvalʹd
Book excerpt: This book considers how and why forms and meanings of different languages at different times may resemble each other. Its distinguished authors investigate the relationship between areal diffusion and the genetic development of languages, and reveal the means of distinguishing what may cause one language to share the characteristics of another. The chapters cover Ancient Anatolia, Modern Anatolia, Australia, Amazonia, Oceania, Southeast and East Asia, and Sub-Saharan. Africa. - ;Two languages can resemble each other in the categories, constructions, and types of meaning they use; and in the fo.
