Language Contact, Inherited Similarity and Social Difference
| Author | : Danny Law |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9027248478 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9789027248473 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (473 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Language Contact, Inherited Similarity and Social Difference by : Danny Law
Download or read book Language Contact, Inherited Similarity and Social Difference written by Danny Law and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the long-term, intensive language contact between Mayan languages spoken in the lowlands of Guatemala, Southern Mexico and Belize. It seriously engages with methods for distinguishing contact-induced from inherited similarity, and the effect that inherited similarity can have on the processes and outcomes of language contact.