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The Changing Languages of Europe

By Bernd Heine , Tania Kuteva

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2006
ISBN
9780199297344, 0199297347, 0199297339, 9780199297337, 9781435623675
Open Library ID
OL22733963M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
33 MB (34586911 bytes)
Pages
376\375
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

This book shows that the languages and dialects of Europe are becoming increasingly alike and furthermore that this unifying process goes back to Roman times, is accelerating, and affects every European language including those of different families such as Basque and Finnish. The unifying process involves every grammatical aspect of the languages and operates through changes so minute that native speakers fail to notice them. The authors reveal when, how, and why common grammatical structures have evolved and continue to evolve in processes of change that will transform the linguistic landscape of Europe.

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