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What is Linguistic Epidemiology : Semantics and Grammar of Language Contact in Mainland Southeast Asia about?
This important new study examines in detail a semantic-pragmatic pattern surrounding the basic verb 'acquire' in nearly 30 Southeast Asian languages, concentrating on Lao, Vietnamese, Khmer, Kmhmu, Hmong, and varieties of Chinese. The book makes a significant contribution to empirical work on semantic and grammatical change in a linguistic area, as well as representing theoretical advances in cognitive semantics. Gricean pragmatics, semantic change, grammaticalization, language contact, and area
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- Author
- N. J. Enfield
- Publisher
- RoutledgeCurzon
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781135144692
- Category
- language learning
- Subjects
- Language Learning, Sociology, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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