The volume in the field of Iranian, Semitic and Turkic contact linguistics, is the first of its kind, providing a summary of the present results of this dynamic

This book considers how and why forms and meanings of different languages at different times may resemble each other. Its distinguished authors investigate the

The contributors to this collection address issues of definition and theory of linguistic areas, analyze the process of convergence, and introduce methods to as

By analyzing conceptual transfer this volume offers new insight in areal linguistics. Mainland Southeast Asia unifies great linguistic richness consisting of nu