TY  - BOOK
AU  - Croft,William
TI  - Typology and universals
T2  - Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
SN  - 9780521808842
AV  - P204.C941.T976 2003 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Typology (Linguistics)
KW  - Linguistic universals
KW  - Linguistics
KW  - Linguistics Reference
KW  - Instructional and educational works
N1  - Bibliographical references (page 291-312); Maps of Languages cited (page 313-323); Indexes (page 324-341); 1. Introduction --; 2. Typological classification --; 3. Implicational universals and competing motivations --; 4. Grammatical categories: typological markedness, economy and iconicity --; 5. Grammatical hierarchies and the semantic map model --; 6. Prototypes and the interaction of typological patterns --; 7. Syntactic argumentation and syntactic structure in typology --; 8. Diachronic typology --; 9. Typology as an approach to language; 2
N2  - "Comparison of the grammars of human languages reveals systematic patterns of variation. Typology and universals research uncovers those patterns to formulate universal constraints on language and seek their exploration. In this essential textbook, William Croft presents a comprehensive introduction to the method and theory used in studying typology and universals. The theoretical issues discussed range from the most fundamental - on what basis can the grammars of diverse languages be compared? - to the most abstract - what is the role of functional and historical explanations of language universals? The book provides students and researchers with extensive examples of language universals in phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics." --Book Jacket; The second edition of this essential textbook has been thoroughly rewritten and updated to reflect advances in typology and universals over the past decade. It reviews new methodologies such as the semantic map model and questions of syntactic argumentation; discussion of current debates over explanations for specific classes of universals; and comparison of the typological and generative approaches to language
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