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Edited by Rik van Gijn and Jeremy Hammond
[Typological Studies in Language 114] 2016
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Switch reference in Western South America

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Switch reference systems occur in a number of languages spoken in a contiguous area in western South America, across language families, and even across macro culture areas (Andes and Amazon). At first sight, this is suggestive of contact-induced diffusion, but the different systems show rather a lot of variation. This paper gives an overview of the switch-reference structures found in Western South America, taking a multi-variate approach to the phenomenon. In addition, it discusses the likelihood of horizontal and vertical transmission hypotheses to explain the current distribution of switch reference in South America.
Published online: 25 October 2016
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.114.05van
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