Language Structure and Environment
Download or Read eBook Language Structure and Environment PDF written by Rik De Busser and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Rik De Busser |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 378 |
| Release | : 2015-06-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789027268730 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9027268738 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Language Structure and Environment by : Rik De Busser
Book excerpt: Language Structure and Environment is a broad introduction to how languages are shaped by their environment. It makes the argument that the social, cultural, and natural environment of speakers influences the structures and development of the languages they speak. After a general overview, the contributors explain in a number of detailed case studies how specific cultural, societal, geographical, evolutionary and meta-linguistic pressures determine the development of specific grammatical features and the global structure of a varied selection of languages. This is a work of meticulous scholarship at the forefront of a burgeoning field of linguistics.
