Download the fantastic book titled Linguistic Epidemiology written by N.J. Enfield, available in its entirety in both PDF and EPUB formats for online reading. This page includes a concise summary, a preview of the book cover, and detailed information about "Linguistic Epidemiology", which was released on 15 April 2013. We suggest perusing the summary before initiating your download. This book is a top selection for enthusiasts of the Foreign Language Study genre.
Summary of Linguistic Epidemiology by N.J. Enfield PDF
This important new study examines in detail a semantic-pragmatic pattern surrounding the basic verb 'acquire' in nearly 30 Southeast Asian languages, concentrating on Lao, Vietnamese, Khmer, Kmhmu, Hmong, and varieties of Chinese. The book makes a significant contribution to empirical work on semantic and grammatical change in a linguistic area, as well as representing theoretical advances in cognitive semantics. Gricean pragmatics, semantic change, grammaticalization, language contact, and areal linguistics. The book also examines how changes in the speech of individuals actually become changes in large-scale public convention, 'language contact' is reconsidered, and traditional distinctions such as that between 'internal' and 'external' linguistic mechanisms are challenged. This groundbreaking new book is for specialists in Southeast Asian linguistics as well as scholars of descriptive semantics and pragmatics, grammaticalisation, linguistic change and evolution, areal linguistics and language contact, history and linguistic anthropology.
Detail About Linguistic Epidemiology PDF
- Author : N.J. Enfield
- Publisher : Routledge
- Genre : Foreign Language Study
- Total Pages : 412 pages
- ISBN : 1135144613
- Release Date : 15 April 2013
- PDF File Size : 10,7 Mb
- Language : English
- Rating : 5/5 from 1 reviews
Clicking on the GET BOOK button will initiate the downloading process of Linguistic Epidemiology by N.J. Enfield. This book is available in ePub and PDF format with a single click unlimited downloads.