WALS

The World Atlas of Language Structures

Oxford University Press is offering member of the Association of Linguistic Typology the opportunity to purchase The World Atlas of Language Structures at 50% discount. This is intended as an acknowledgment of the Association's and its members' crucial help in the development of the atlas over many years.

The World Atlas of Language Structures is a book and CD combination displaying the structural properties of the world's languages. It contains 142 world maps and numerous regional maps, all in full colour. Each world map shows an average of 400 languages and is accompanied by a fully referenced description. The CD provides an interactive version of the database which allows you to customize the maps and find and test your own correlations. The Atlas is an indispensable source of information for linguists, anthropologists, and geographers. It will be especially valuable for typologists, grammatical theorists, historical linguists, and those interested in a particular region. It sets new standards in comparative linguistics. OUP is proud to be associated with it.

For further information on the Atlas, and to view sample maps and a sample chapter, please go to www.oup.co.uk/academic/humanities/linguistics/worldatlas/ or visit www.oup.com/us/wals

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