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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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.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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 language and dialect adopted in modern linguistics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 349 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192584489
0192584480
9780191880865
0191880868