Re: THEORY: Required Reading?

Douglas Treadwell <epicureanideal@...> nevesht:
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> I've already read quite a bit about language and auxlangs, but I am
> certainly less informed than most of the list.  Are there any books you
> would recommend as a sort of "required reading list" to be adequately
> informed on the subject?  We're all sharp people on this list, and so even
> with limited reading I think anyone here can make a valuable contribution,
> but I would like to become aware of all the "common knowledge".  Are there
> any particularly good books on alphabets, grammars, language in general?

May I suggest:
Johanna Nichols, Linguistic Diversity in Time and Space




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