Language or dialect? : the history of a conceptual pair /

This text explores the intriguing and complex history of the language/dialect distinction, a puzzle which has long fascinated linguists and laypeople alike. It takes the reader from the prehistory of the distinction in antiquity, through the crucial early modern period, up to the approaches to langu...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Van Rooy, Raf (Author)
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Dialectology > History. Dialectologie > Histoire. Dialectology Linguistics. Language. Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book