28.3755, Books: Languages of the World: Pereltsvaig
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From: Jack Groutage [jgroutage at cambridge.org]
Subject: Languages of the World: Pereltsvaig
Title: Languages of the World
Subtitle: An Introduction
Publication Year: 2017
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
http://cambridge.org
Author: Asya Pereltsvaig
Paperback: ISBN: 9781316621967 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 37.99
Paperback: ISBN: 9781316621967 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 29.99
Paperback: ISBN: 9781316621967 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 35.00
Abstract:
What do all human languages have in common and in what ways are they
different? How can language be used to trace different peoples and their past?
Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, the new edition of this engaging
textbook introduces readers to the rich diversity of human languages,
familiarizing students with the variety and typology of languages around the
world. Linguistic terms and concepts are explained, in the text and in the
glossary, and illustrated with simple, accessible examples. Numerous language
family charts enable students to place a language geographically or
genealogically. Updated and revised throughout, the second edition includes
two new chapters and new pedagogical features, such as 'Advanced' sections,
textboxes and 'Did you know?' boxes. Important websites are integrated into
the text, and each chapter includes a 'Do it yourself' section, comprising
assignments, questions and problem sets. Supplementary online resources
include illustrations, key term flashcards and useful links. This introduction
is an essential resource for undergraduate courses on language typology,
historical linguistics and general linguistics.
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations used in the glosses
1. Introduction:
1.1. Languages, dialects, and accents
1.2. Language families
1.3. Linguistic diversity
1.4. Focus on: how do languages diversify?
2. Languages of Europe:
2.1. Indo-European Languages
2.2. Discovery of the Indo-European family and comparative reconstruction
2.3. The Indo-European controversy
2.4. Non- Indo-European languages of Europe:
2.4.1. Basque
2.5. Focus on: endangered languages of Europe
3. Languages of Iran and South Asia:
3.1. Indo-European languages of Iran and South Asia:
3.1.1. Iranian languages
3.1.2. Indo-Aryan languages
3.2. Dravidian languages
3.3. Other languages of India
3.4. Focus on: universals and the Parametric theory of language
4. Languages of Northern Eurasia:
4.1. Finno-Ugric languages
4.2. Other Uralic languages
4.3. Other languages of Siberia
4.4. Russian-based pidgins of Siberia
4.5. Focus on: evidential markers in Yukaghir languages
5. Languages of the Caucasus:
5.1. Northwest Caucasian languages
5.2. Northeast Caucasian languages
5.3. Kartvelian languages
5.4. Indo-European languages in the Caucasus
5.5. Focus on: field Linguistics
6. Languages of the Greater Middle East:
6.1. Turkic languages
6.2. Afroasiatic languages:
6.2.1. Semitic languages
6.3. Focus on: language contact
7. Languages of Sub-Saharan Africa:
7.1. Nilo-Saharan languages
7.2. Niger-Congo languages
7.3. Khoisan languages
7.4. Focus on: official languages, trade languages, and creole languages in
sub-Saharan Africa
8. Languages of Eastern Asia:
8.1. Sino-Tibetan languages
8.2. Austro-Asiatic languages
8.3. Tai-Kadai languages
8.4. Japanese and Korean
8.5. Focus on: isolating morphology and language change
9. Languages of the South Sea Islands:
9.1. Discovery of the Austronesian family and the Austronesian Homeland
9.2. The Austronesian realm
9.3. The Austronesian prototype
9.4. Focus on: the mystery of Malagasy
10. Aboriginal Languages of Papua New Guinea and Australia:
10.1. Languages of Papua New Guinea
10.2. Languages of Australia
10.3. Focus on: is Dyirbal a primitive language?
11. Native Languages of the Americas:
11.1. Languages of North America
11.2. Languages of Meso-America
11.3. Languages of South America
11.4. Focus on: the Pirahã Controversy
12. Macro Families:
12.1. Dene-Yeniseian hypothesis
12.2. Altaic and Ural-Altaic macro-families
12.3. The Nostratic and Eurasiatic hypotheses
12.4. Other hypothesized macro language families
13. Pidgins, Creoles, and Other Mixed Languages:
13.1. Pidgins
13.2. Creoles
Glossary
Index of languages
Bibliography
Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
Typology
Written In: English (eng)
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