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Greenberg’s (1954) concept of a ‘Khoisan’ language family, while heartily embraced by non-specialists, has been harshly criticized by linguists working on
Beyond Aspect
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Certain grammatical elements help hearers know how propositions are conceptually related: Does a given proposition advance the foregrounded event line, or not?
The Linker in the Khoisan Languages
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The linker introduces ("links") a variety of expressions into the verb phrase, including locatives, the second object of a double object construction, the secon
Language Dispersal, Diversification, and Contact
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This book addresses the complex question of how and why languages have spread across the globe. International experts in the field explore this issue using new
Click Consonants
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Click Consonants is an indispensable volume for those who want to explore cutting-edge research on the linguistics of this remarkable yet oft-overlooked class o