The Diachrony of Classification Systems

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Classification is a popular topic in typological, descriptive and theoretical linguistics. This volume is the first to deal specifically with the diachrony of linguistic systems of classification. It comprises original papers that examine the ways in which linguistic classification systems arise, change, and dissipate in both natural circumstances and in circumstances of attrition. The role of diffusion in such processes is explored, as well as the question of what can be diffused. The volume is not restricted to nominal systems of classification, but also includes papers dealing with the less well-known phenomenon of verbal classification. Languages from a wide spread of world regions are examined, including Africa, Amazonia, Australia, Eurasia, Oceania, and Mesoamerica. The volume will be of interest to linguistic typologists, descriptive linguists, historical linguists, and grammaticalization theorists.
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 342] 2018.  xi, 362 pp.
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“This book is a very instructive source of data and theoretical discussion for linguists and scientists working on typology, historical evolution of language and grammaticalization.”
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Kilarski, Marcin & Marc Allassonnière-Tang
2023. Chapter 1. Introduction. In Nominal Classification in Asia and Oceania [Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 362],  pp. 1 ff. DOI logo
Merrill, John T. M.
2021. The evolution of consonant mutation and noun class marking in Wolof. Diachronica 38:1  pp. 64 ff. DOI logo
Crevels, Mily & Hein van der Voort
2020. Areal diffusion of applicatives in the Amazon. In Advances in Contact Linguistics [Contact Language Library, 57],  pp. 180 ff. DOI logo

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CFF: Historical & comparative linguistics

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LAN009010: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
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U.S. Library of Congress Control Number:  2018003530 | Marc record