1. What is language typology?; 2. The worlds of words; 3. Assembling words; 4. Dissembling words; 5. The sounds of languages; 6. Language in flux; 7. Explaining crosslinguistic preferences.
This textbook provides an introduction to language typology which assumes minimal prior knowledge of linguistics.
Edith A. Moravcsik is Professor Emerita in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
'Textbooks like Moravcsik's Introducing Language Typology are hard
to find. In a clear, logical and readable style, she introduces
students not only to the basic concepts and methods in linguistic
typology but also to the fundamentals of linguistics. This textbook
will be appreciated and loved by students and lecturers alike for
many years to come.' Jae Jung Song, University of Otago
'An excellent, and highly needed introduction to linguistic
typology, not only for courses that specifically focus on typology,
but for all those who want to present linguistic issues in a
typological perspective. It leads readers step by step from every
day experience to more abstract realms of linguistics. It includes
topics that are often neglected in introductory treatments of
typology, such as phonology and the lexicon. The wealth of data
from different languages makes the book easily usable as support
for teaching across different theoretical frameworks.' Silvia
Luraghi, University of Pavia
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