Language contact occurs when speakers of different languages interact and their languages
influence one another. Drawing on the author's own first-hand observations of child and …

" Professor Heine and Professor Kuteva look for the causes of linguistic change in cultural
and economic exchanges across national and regional boundaries and in the processes …

The number of languages spoken on the planet has oscillated up and down throughout the
history of mankind. 1 Different social factors operate in opposite ways, some resulting in the …

This comprehensive new work provides extensive evidence for the essential role of
language contact as a primary trigger for change. Unique in breadth, it traces the spread of …

In this paper we outline two debates about the nature of human cultural history. The first
focuses on the extent to which human history is tree-like (its shape), and the second on the …

There are approximately 7000 languages spoken in the world today. This diversity reflects
the legacy of thousands of years of cultural evolution. How far back we can trace this history …

The most cursory glance at linguistic publications in the past few decades reveals a wealth
of literature on language contact: articles, monographs, edited volumes, special issues of …

Part 0 Page 1 Appendix (A) Inventory of European TR in the Le Petit Prince-corpus 1 Abkhaz
akyr (5), zeg’y (3), @ažea (2), aamta, aki, axaan, časa, cys, daara, duzza, laxa, maza, naҟ …

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Research on non-configurationality in the ancient IE languages has mostly focused on
discontinuous constituents, while litle atention has been paid to null anaphora. I believe …