Table of contents
Editor and contributing authorsvii
1. Introduction: Conceptual and methodological issues in areal linguistics
2. The problem of the Caucasian Sprachbund.
3. East Nusantara as a linguistic area
4. The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area
5. An integrated areal-typological approach: Local convergence and morphosyntactic features in the Balkan Sprachbund
6. Zhuang: A Tai language with some Sinitic characteristics. Postverbal 'can' in Zhuang, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Lao
Language index
Author index
Subject index
Place index
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