The Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia
$468.60
- Hardcover
466 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2021
Summary
Decoding Southeast Asia: A Linguistic Journey
Mainland Southeast Asia stands as a captivating tapestry of cultures and languages. This book offers an in-depth exploration of the history, core systems, and intricate subsystems of the region’s languages.
Drawing upon extensive expertise, the author presents over a thousand examples from over a hundred languages spoken across Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. This comprehensive collection of data …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108476331 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108476333 |
| Series: | Cambridge Language Surveys |
| Author: | N.J. Enfield |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 466 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2021 |
| Weight: | 790g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 160mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
‘This is a must-read for linguists working on the languages of Southeast Asia, and anyone interested in an insightful and instructive overview of this important linguistic area.’ Robert Dixon, James Cook University, Australia
About The Author
N.J. Enfield
N. J. Enfield is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. His publications include Linguistic Epidemiology (2003), ‘Areal linguistics and mainland Southeast Asia’ (Annual Review of Anthropology, 2005), A Grammar of Lao (2007), Dynamics of Human Diversity (2011) and Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia (co-authored with Bernard Comrie, 2015). He is working on a reference grammar of Kri, a Vietic language spoken in Laos.
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