How Languages Work: An Introduction to Language and Linguistics

Genetti, Carol

ISBN 10: 1108454518 / ISBN 13: 9781108454513

Editore: CAMBRIDGE, 2018

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A fully revised introduction to language in use, containing in-depth language profiles, case studies, and online multimedia resources.

Informazioni sull?autore: Carol Genetti is a Professor of Linguistics and the Anne and Michael Towbes Graduate Dean at University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a specialist in Himalayan languages and in the documentation and description of previously undescribed languages. Her Grammar of Dolakha Newar (2007) was awarded the inaugural Von der Gabelentz book award from the international Association for Linguistic Typology. She has published numerous articles, especially on the syntax of clause combining in Tibeto-Burman languages, but also on phonology, morphology, syntax, discourse, typology, grammaticalization, grammar writing, and historical linguistics. In addition, Professor Genetti has a strong interest in the documentation and conservation of endangered languages. She was founding Director of the Institute on Field Linguistics and Language Documentation (InField/CoLang) and Chair of the Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation.

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Titolo: How Languages Work: An Introduction to ...
Casa editrice: CAMBRIDGE
Data di pubblicazione: 2018
Legatura: Softcover
Condizione: New
Edizione: seconda edizione