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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dear G.A.<BR>
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There is a very nice overview of such issues in Harris and Campbell 1995<BR>
Historical Syntax in cross-linguistic perspective. Cambridge Studies in<BR>
Linguistics 74.<BR>
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Graham<BR>
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On 12/21/07 1:00 AM, "Gontzal Aldai" <gontzal.alday@EHU.ES> wrote:<BR>
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> Dear typologists:<BR>
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> I am looking for any works testing a putative correlation between word<BR>
> order types (e.g. head-final vs. head-initial) and compound ordering<BR>
> (e.g. Spanish 'coche-cama' vs. English 'milk-cow').<BR>
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> I'd also be interested, in general, in the cross-linguistic<BR>
> distribution of compound orders and their productivity.<BR>
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> Thanx in advance, G.A.<BR>
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Graham Thurgood<BR>
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English Department<BR>
California State University, Chico<BR>
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