Typology and Universals
- ISBN-10
- 0521004993
- ISBN-13
- 9780521004992
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 341
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-11-21
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- William Croft
Description
A thorough rewriting to reflect advances in typology and universals in the past decade.
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