Austronesian Undressed How and Why Languages Become Isolating |
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| Editor:
| Gil, David
Schapper, Antoinette |
| Series title: | Typological Studies in Language Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-272-6053-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2020 |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $158.00 |
Book Description:
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Many Austronesian languages exhibit isolating word structure. This volume offers a series of investigations into these languages, which are found in an "isolating crescent" extending from Mainland Southeast Asia through the Indonesian archipelago and into western New Guinea.
Many Austronesian languages exhibit isolating word structure. This volume offers a series of investigations into these languages, which are found in an "isolating crescent" extending from Mainland Southeast Asia through the Indonesian archipelago and into western New Guinea.