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The changing languages of Europe /

The authors describe linguistic transfer from one language to another in terms of grammatical replication, using grammaticalization theory as a framework. The linguistic domains covered in more detail are definite and indefinite articles, possession, case marking, & the relationship between ques...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heine, Bernd, 1939-
Other Authors: Kuteva, Tania, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:Oxford linguistics.
Subjects:
Areal linguistics.
Linguistic change.
Typology (Linguistics)
Europe > Languages.
Linguistique géographique.
Changement linguistique.
Typologie (Linguistique)
Europe > Langues.
17.23 multilingual sociolinguistics.
17.13 typological linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
Linguistic change > Europe.
Languages in contact > Europe.
Areal linguistics
Language and languages
Linguistic change
Europe
Grammatik
Konvergenz
Sprachwandel
Europa
Language contact.
Language change.
Grammar.
Europe.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The authors describe linguistic transfer from one language to another in terms of grammatical replication, using grammaticalization theory as a framework. The linguistic domains covered in more detail are definite and indefinite articles, possession, case marking, & the relationship between questions and subordination.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 356 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index.
ISBN:9780191538117
0191538116
9780191711220
0191711225
9781281155184
1281155187
9786611155186
661115518X