The Cambridge handbook of Romance linguistics /

"This is a book about doing linguistics by using data, comparative and historical, from the Romance languages. It explores what we can learn about linguistics from the study of Romance, rather than taking the more traditional approach of asking what we can learn about the structure and history...

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Group Author: Ledgeway, Adam.; Maiden, Martin, 1957-
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2022.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Cambridge handbooks in language and linguistics
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Summary: "This is a book about doing linguistics by using data, comparative and historical, from the Romance languages. It explores what we can learn about linguistics from the study of Romance, rather than taking the more traditional approach of asking what we can learn about the structure and history of the Romance languages through the application of general linguistic principles and assumptions. In short, it asks not what linguistics can do for Romance, but, rather, what Romance can do for linguistics"--
Carrier Form: xliii, 940 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781108485791
1108485790
9781108454506
110845450X
Index Number: PC43
CLC: H77-62
Call Number: H77-62/C178