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Grammars in Contact: A Cross-Linguistic Typology

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Grammars in Contact: A Cross-Linguistic Typology - Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y (Editor), and Dixon, R M W (Editor)
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The present volume examines the ways in which linguistic traits may change in a contact situation. It contains an encyclopaedic introduction, which sets out a general theory of contact-induced change, and twelve subsequent chapters, which analyze the effects of language contact on grammatical systems in a variety of languages belonging to different geographical areas and diverse types.

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Grammars in Contact: A Cross-Linguistic Typology 2008, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780199556465

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Grammars in Contact: A Cross-Linguistic Typology 2007, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford, England

ISBN-13: 9780199207831

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