The World Atlas of Language Structures

Type

Book

Authors

Haspelmath ( Martin Haspelmath )

Dryer ( Matthew S. Dryer )

Gil ( David Gil )

Comrie ( Bernard Comrie )

ISBN 10

0199255911

ISBN 13

9780199255917

Tags

Linguistics, Geography, Maps, Reference, Regional, Structure, Linguistic Structure

Description

The World Atlas of Language Structures displays the structural properties of the world's languages. 142 world maps and numerous regional maps - all in colour - display the geographical distribution of features of pronunciation and grammar, such as number of vowels, tone systems, gender, plurals, tense, word order, and body part terminology. Each world map shows an average of 400 languages and is accompanied by a fully referenced description of the structural feature in question.

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