The Languages of the Andes - Couverture souple

Adelaar, Willem

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521368316 ISBN 13 : 9780521368315

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The Andean and Pacific regions of South America are home to a remarkable variety of languages and language families, with a range of typological differences. This linguistic diversity results from a complex historical background, comprising periods of greater communication between different peoples and languages, and periods of fragmentation and individual development. The Languages of the Andes documents in a single volume the indigenous languages spoken and formerly spoken in this linguistically rich region, as well as in adjacent areas. Grouping the languages into different cultural spheres, it describes their characteristics in terms of language typology, language contact, and the social perspectives of present-day languages. The authors provide both historical and contemporary information, and illustrate the languages with detailed grammatical sketches. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will be a valuable source for students and scholars of linguistics and anthropology alike.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Willem Adelaar is Professor of Amerindian languages and cultures at Leiden University.

Pieter Muysken is Professor of Linguistics at Radboud University Nijmegen, after previously teaching at the universities of Amsterdam and Leiden. His specialism is language contact and he does research in the Andes, the Caribbean and the Netherlands.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521368316
• ISBN 13: 9780521368315
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 748
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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