Copies versus cognates in bound morphology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lars Johanson, Martine Robbeets

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910788593403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012
• ISBN: 90-04-23047-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (471 p.)
• Collana: Brill's studies in language, cognition, and culture, , 1897-5412 ; ; v. 2
• Altri autori (Persone): JohansonLars <1936->; RobbeetsMartine Irma
• Disciplina: 410
• Soggetti: Comparative linguistics; Cognate words; Areal linguistics; Linguistic universals; Languages in contact; Language spread; Grammar, Comparative and general - Suffixes and prefixes; Grammar, Comparative and general - Morphology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Theoretical and typological issues -- pt. 2. Case studies : America. Eurasia.
• Sommario/riassunto: Genealogical linguistics and areal linguistics are rarely treated from an integrated perspective even if they are twin faces of diachronic linguistics. In Copies versus Cognates in Bound Morphology Lars Johanson and Martine Robbeets take up this challenge. The result is a wealth of empirical facts and different theoretical approaches, advanced by internationally renowned specialists and young scholars whose research is highly pertinent to the topic. Copies versus Cognates in Bound Morphology puts genealogical and areal explanation for shared morphology in a balanced perspective and works out criteria to distinguish between morphological cognates and copies. Lars Johanson and Martine Robbeets provide nothing less than the foundations for a new perspective on diachronic linguistics between genealogical and ; areal linguistics. Contributors include: Alexandra Aikhenvald, Ad Backus, Dik Bakker, Peter Bakker, Éva Csató, Stig Eliasson, Victor Friedman, Francesco Gardani, Anthony Grant, Salomé Gutiérrez-Morales, Tooru Hayasi, Ewald Hekking, Juha Janhunen, Lars Johanson, Brian Joseph, Folke Josephson, Judith Josephson, Johanna Nichols, Martine Robbeets, Marshall Unger, Nikki van de Pol, Anna Verschik, Lindsay Whaley