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When Minoritized Languages Change Linguistic Theory (Hardcover)
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When Minoritized Languages Change Linguistic Theory (Hardcover)
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For decades, a small set of major world languages have formed the
basis of the vast majority of linguistic theory. However,
minoritized languages can also provide fascinating contributions to
our understanding of the human language faculty. This pioneering
book explores the transformative effect minoritized languages have
on mainstream linguistic theory, which, with their typically
unusual syntactic, morphological and phonological properties,
challenge and question frameworks that were developed largely to
account for more widely-studied languages. The chapters address the
four main pillars of linguistic theory - syntax, semantics,
phonology, and morphology - and provide plenty of case studies to
show how minoritized language can disrupt assumptions, and lead to
modifications of the theory itself. It is illustrated with examples
from a range of languages, and is written in an engaging and
accessible style, making it essential reading for both students and
researchers of theoretical syntax, phonology and morphology, and
language policy and politics.
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