Studies in Typology and Diachrony (Typological Studies in Language)
by William A. Croft
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Joseph H. Greenberg is a towering figure in late twentieth century linguistics. His major contributions in the field have been in the area of typology and universals, virtually launched by his paper on word order universals, and in diachronic linguistics. The major thrust of Greenberg's work in the past three decades has been in the fusion of these two approaches to linguistic explanation into one, diachronic typology, the cross-linguistic analysis of languages as dynamic systems.This volume show more honors Greenberg on the occasion of his 75th birthday. It opens with an introduction discussing Greenbe show lessTags
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