The changing languages of Europe /
Heine, Bernd, 1939-
The changing languages of Europe / Bernd Heine & Tania Kuteva. - xvii, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Oxford linguistics . - Oxford linguistics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index.
Europe as a Linguistic Area -- Grammatical Replication -- The Rise of Articles -- The Rise of Possessive Perfects -- From Comitative to Instrumental Forms -- From Question to Subordination -- Europes Periphery.
"This book shows that the languages and dialects of Europe are becoming increasingly alike and furthermore that this unifying process goes back to Roman times, is accelerating, and affects every European language including those of different families such as Basque and Finnish. The unifyingprocess involves every grammatical aspect of the languages and operates through changes so minute that native speakers fail to notice them. The authors reveal when, how, and why common grammatical structures have evolved and continue to evolve in processes of change that will transform thelinguistic landscape of Europe."--Publisher description.
0199297339 9780199297337 0199297347 9780199297344
2006016458
Areal linguistics.
Linguistic change
Typology (Linguistics)
Europe--Languages
P380 / .H38 2006
409.4
The changing languages of Europe / Bernd Heine & Tania Kuteva. - xvii, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Oxford linguistics . - Oxford linguistics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index.
Europe as a Linguistic Area -- Grammatical Replication -- The Rise of Articles -- The Rise of Possessive Perfects -- From Comitative to Instrumental Forms -- From Question to Subordination -- Europes Periphery.
"This book shows that the languages and dialects of Europe are becoming increasingly alike and furthermore that this unifying process goes back to Roman times, is accelerating, and affects every European language including those of different families such as Basque and Finnish. The unifyingprocess involves every grammatical aspect of the languages and operates through changes so minute that native speakers fail to notice them. The authors reveal when, how, and why common grammatical structures have evolved and continue to evolve in processes of change that will transform thelinguistic landscape of Europe."--Publisher description.
0199297339 9780199297337 0199297347 9780199297344
2006016458
Areal linguistics.
Linguistic change
Typology (Linguistics)
Europe--Languages
P380 / .H38 2006
409.4