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Tosco, Mauro. 2008. What to Do when You are Unhappy with Language Areas but You do not Want to Quit. Journal of language contact thema II : 112–123.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

definition | geography | language | language spread | logic

Language as a subject

Languages, Northern Eritrean

Place, Publisher

Brill

Annotation

This paper discusses the history of the concept of "linguistic area" (cfr. Trubetzkoy's 1923 formulation) and its (logical) problems, a few preconditions for a scientifically grounded definition and its application to the languages of Northern Eritrea.