In some languages words tend to be rather short but in others they
may be dauntingly long. In this book, a distinguished international
group of scholars discuss the concept 'word' and its applicability
in a range of typologically diverse languages. An introductory
chapter sets the parameters of variation for 'word'. The nine
chapters that follow then study the character of 'word' in
individual languages, including Amazonian, Australian Aboriginal,
Eskimo, Native North American, West African, Balkan and Caucasian
languages, and Indo-Pakistani Sign Language. These languages
exhibit a huge range of phonological and grammatical
characteristics, the close study of which enables the contributors
to refine our understanding of what can constitute a 'word'. An
epilogue explores the status and cross-linguistic properties of
'word'. The book will be an invaluable resource for scholars of
linguistic typology and of morphology and phonology.
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