The Balkan Linguistic Area Mapping Variation and Contact

The book provides a comprehensive empirical examination of linguistic convergence in the Balkans. By mapping over 100 linguistic and sociolinguistic features across 60 languages and dialects, the contributions rigorously test the concept of a linguistic area. Each feature is visually represented with maps and analyzed in summaries co-authored by an international team of experts. Conceptualized as a companion to the Atlas of the Balkan Linguistic Area Online (ABLA), the book is an essential resource for scholars of language contact and typology.

Info autore

Evangelia Adamou, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Paris; Andrey N. Sobolev, Philipps-Universität Marburg.

Riassunto

The book provides a comprehensive empirical examination of linguistic convergence in the Balkans. By mapping over 100 linguistic and sociolinguistic features across 60 languages and dialects, the contributions rigorously test the concept of a linguistic area. Each feature is visually represented with maps and analyzed in summaries co-authored by an international team of experts. Conceptualized as a companion to the Atlas of the Balkan Linguistic Area Online (ABLA), the book is an essential resource for scholars of language contact and typology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Evangelia Adamou (Editore), N Sobolev (Editore), Andrey N. Sobolev (Editore)
• Editore: De Gruyter
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 29.01.2026
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata
• EAN: 9783111389769
• ISBN: 978-3-11-138976-9
• Numero di pagine: 606
• Illustrazioni: 104 b/w and 105 col. ill., 34 b/w tbl.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.5 x 4.5 x 23 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 992 g
• Serie: Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] > 34
• Categorie: Balkan, Zweisprachigkeit und Mehrsprachigkeit, Sprachatlas, Linguistics, Balkans, Slavische Sprachen, Sprachkontakt, Sprachraum, language contact, FOR000000 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, FOR024000 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Slavic Languages (Other), Linguistic Atlas, Linguistic Areas