Form and Function in Language Research Papers in Honour of Christian Lehmann

Johannes Helmbrecht, Elisabeth Verhoeven, Stavros Skopeteas, Yong-Min Shin, Yoko Nishina — 2009

Language description enriches linguistic theory and linguistic theory sharpens language description. Based on this assumption, the volume presents theoretical and empirical studies that explore the explanatory power of functional-typological linguistics for the investigation of the world's languages.