Some theories of language typology and language change

This thesis considers various theories of language typology put forward over the years, with particular reference to the more recent typologies of word order and the evidence they might provide of how and why languages change. Language typology and change is again arousing much interest in linguisti...

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Main Author: Hawes, Lorna Joy
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/19465