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The Ecology of Language Evolution - Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact Mufwene, Salikoko S. (University of Chicago)
The Ecology of Language Evolution - Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact
Mufwene, Salikoko S. (University of Chicago)
This major 2001 work explores the development of creoles and other new languages, focusing on the conceptual and methodological issues they raise for genetic linguistics. Drawing on major theories of language formation, macroecology and population genetics, Mufwene proposes a common approach to the development of creoles and other new languages.
274 pages, 3 b/w illus. 7 maps 6 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 30, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521791380 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 274 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 16 mm · 554 g |
| Language | English |