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This volume 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.

Linguistics --- Typology (Linguistics) --- Typologie (linguistique) --- Langues --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Language and languages --- Linguistic typology --- Linguistic universals --- Typology --- Classification --- Langues. --- Typologie linguistique.

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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 undergraduate reader to the subject, with discussion of topics which include - what is language typology and why is it studied; word order; language sampling; relative clauses; diachronic typology; and applications of language typology. There will also be discussion of the most prominent areas of research in the subject and readers will be able to review data selected from a wide range of languages to see how languages work and how differently they behave.

Grammar --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Typology (Linguistics) --- Morphology --- Syntax --- Grammar, Comparative and general. --- Typology (Linguistics). --- Language and languages --- Linguistic typology --- Linguistics --- Linguistic universals --- Comparative grammar --- Grammar, Philosophical --- Grammar, Universal --- Philosophical grammar --- Philology --- Typology --- Classification --- Grammar, Comparative

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The Korean language is ranked 11th among the languages in the world in terms of numbers of speakers. Korean is now studied as an important foreign language in an increasing number of countries. This book provides a good overview of the language in a readable way without neglecting important structural aspects of the language. Furthermore, the book explains geographical, historical, social and cultural context of the language. This book provides a general description of the Korean language by highlighting important structural aspects of the language, whilst keeping technical details to a minimum. It situates the Korean language in its geographical, historical, social and cultural context so that readers can gain a good understanding of its speakers and the environment in which it is used. Covering a wide range of topics on Korean including its genetic affiliation, historical development, sound patterns, writing systems, vocabulary, grammar and discourse, the book also illuminates differences between North and South Korean, and related language planning and policy issues. The Korean Language is designed to be accessible primarily to English-speaking learners of Korean and scholars working in disciplines other than linguistics, although it also serves as a useful introduction for general linguists. The book will complement Korean language textbooks used in the classroom. It will be welcomed not only by readers with a wider interest in Korean studies, but also by Asian specialists in general. Moreover it will be valuable reading for so-called heritage learners of Korean.

Korean language --- Grammar --- K9600 --- K9650 --- Korea: Language and linguistics -- general and history --- Korea: Language and linguistics -- grammar --- Grammar. --- English. --- Study and teaching --- Foreign speakers. --- Korean language - Grammar

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The present volume is a collection of fifteen original articles that include descriptive, typological and/or theoretical studies of a number of morphosyntactic phenomena, such as case, transitivity, grammaticalization, valency alternations, etc., in a variety of languages or language groups, and discussions concerning theoretical issues in specific grammatical frameworks. The collection, written in honor of the Australian linguist Barry J. Blake on his 60th birthday, thematically reflects the field that Professor Blake has worked in over the past three decades. The volume will be of special in

Grammar --- Grammar [Comparative and general ] --- Case --- Typology (Linguistics) --- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Case. --- Grammar, Comparative and general. --- Typology (Linguistics). --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Philology & Linguistics --- Languages & Literatures --- Language and languages --- Linguistic typology --- Linguistics --- Linguistic universals --- Philology --- Typology --- Classification --- Case.