Language Structure and Environment: Social, cultural, and natural factorsRik De Busser, Randy J. LaPolla John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 M06 15 - 370 páginas Language Structure and Environment is a broad introduction to how languages are shaped by their environment. It makes the argument that the social, cultural, and natural environment of speakers influences the structures and development of the languages they speak. After a general overview, the contributors explain in a number of detailed case studies how specific cultural, societal, geographical, evolutionary and meta-linguistic pressures determine the development of specific grammatical features and the global structure of a varied selection of languages. This is a work of meticulous scholarship at the forefront of a burgeoning field of linguistics. |
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Part 2 Grammar and society | 131 |
Part 3 Grammar and geography | 177 |
Part 4 Grammar and evolution | 287 |
Part 5 Grammar and the field of linguistics | 317 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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