What does linguistic diversity tell us about the human mind? In the comprehensive volume Diversity in Language, a renowned team of contributorsassess the intricacies of linguistic variation. From historical perspectives on Indonesian to apparent time change in Smith Island verbs, from unplanned spoken Russian to argument structure in the Pacific Northwest, these essays render the full spectrum of linguistic possibility.
Yoshiko Matsumoto is associate professor of Japanese language and linguistics at Stanford University.
David Oshima is visiting assistant professor in the department of languages and literatures at Arizona State University.
Orrin Robinson is professor of German studies and director of the Introduction to the Humanities Program at Stanford University.
Peter Sells is professor of linguistics and Asian languages at Stanford University.