This collection arises from the Fifth International Scientific Conference, “Language and Speech in Synchrony and Diachrony”, held in Taganrog, Russia, devot

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Typological hierarchies are widely perceived as one of the most important results of research on language universals and linguistic diversity. Explanations for

This book draws on recent developments in research on Ferdinand de Saussure's general linguistics to challenge the structuralist doctrine associated with the po

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