Uniformitarianism in Language Speciation An Introduction

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Authors
Publication date 2026
Host editors
  • Salikoko S. Mufwene
  • Enoch O. Aboh
Book title Uniformitarianism in Language Speciation
Book subtitle From Creolistics to Genetic Linguistics
ISBN
  • 9781009628969
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781009628983
Pages (from-to) 1-41
Publisher Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
Abstract This chapter introduces the concept of uniformitarianism in linguistics and how it relates to questions of language evolution and genetic linguistics.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009628983.002
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