Book contents
- The Geography of Words
- The Geography of Words
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I How Words Are Studied
- Part II How Words Are Carved Out
- Part III How Things Are Done with Words
- Part IV How Words Are Born
- Part V Where Words Live
- Part VI A Word After
- Part VII Words about Words
- References
- Index of Languages
- Person and Subject Index
Part III - How Things Are Done with Words
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2021
- The Geography of Words
- The Geography of Words
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I How Words Are Studied
- Part II How Words Are Carved Out
- Part III How Things Are Done with Words
- Part IV How Words Are Born
- Part V Where Words Live
- Part VI A Word After
- Part VII Words about Words
- References
- Index of Languages
- Person and Subject Index
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- The Geography of WordsVocabulary and Meaning in the World's Languages, pp. 85 - 148Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021