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This book provides a critical state-of-the-art overview of work in linguistic typology. It examines the directions and challenges of current research and shows how these reflect and inform work on the development of linguistic theory.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

There are generally estimated to be between 4, 000 and 6, 000 languages in the world. This number alone gives an idea of the immense diversity of languages: at the same time, there also has to be an underlying unity to human languages. Linguistic Typology is the study of the structural similarities between languages, regardless of their history, to establish a classification of languages. It provides an accessible overview of the most prominen...

Causatives and Causation is the first comprehensive study of causative constructions found in the world's languages. This important new research, based on a data base of more than 600 languages, not only investigates fully the richness and variety of causative types, but also presents an alternative perspective to the traditional typological approach. The new typology enables a better understanding of how the human mind cognizes causation and ...

Offers an up-to-date critical discussion of key theoretical concepts and methodological issues~Draws on data from a wide range of diverse languages~Each chapter includes study questions and suggestions for further reading

Offers an up-to-date critical discussion of key theoretical concepts and methodological issues~Draws on data from a wide range of diverse languages~Each chapter includes study questions and suggestions for further reading

This book provides a critical state-of-the-art overview of work in linguistic typology. It examines the directions and challenges of current research and shows how these reflect and inform work on the development of linguistic theory.

A one-stop resource on the current developments in word order research.

A one-stop resource on the current developments in word order research.

Language typology is the study of the structural similarities between languages regardless of their history, to establish a classification or typology of languages. It is a core topic of historical linguistics and is studied on all traditional linguistics degree courses. In recent years there has been increased interest the subject and it is an area we have been looking to commission a book in.Jae Jung Song proposes to introduce the undergradu...