Mountain linguistics.
Language use in mountainous areas often exhibits special social dynamics. This contribution sketches some of the most salient patterns of language use in upland Southeast Asia ,the greater Himalayas, the Caucasus, the Central Andes, the New Guinea highlands, and touches upon the Alps and some highla...
| Publicado en: | Language & Linguistics Compass Vol. 14; no. 9; pp. 1 - 24 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2020
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