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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825662803321

Autore

Greenberg Joseph H (Joseph Harold), <1915-2001.>

Titolo

Language typology : a historical and analytic overview / / by Joseph Greenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The Hague, : Mouton, 1974

ISBN

3-11-088643-X

Edizione

[Reprint 2010]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (84 p.)

Collana

Janua Linguarum. Series Minor ; ; 184

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Typology (Linguistics)

Language and languages

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Logic of Typology -- 3. The History of Typology -- 4. Typology and Linguistic Theory -- 5. Typology and Diachrony -- Bibliography -- Index to Language Typology

Sommario/riassunto

"Greenberg's survey of the earlier history of typology is without rivals, a must read for every linguist who is curious about the intellectual roots of current typology. This wouldn't be a work by Greenberg if it didn't go far beyond simple historiography, providing a highly original and readable framework for understanding the earlier efforts." Prof. Dr. Martin Haspelmath, Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie