Introduction published in:
Journal of Historical Linguistics
Vol. 11:2 (2021) ► pp. 209–213
Thematic section

Introduction to the special thematic section

Perspectives on alignment change

| UIT Norges arktiske universitet/UIT The Arctic University of Norway
Published online: 23 July 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/jhl.21012.dah
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