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The Syntaxes of Bodily Communication
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Argyle, Michael – Linguistics, 1973
Paper delivered at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, England, September 20, 1972. (DD)
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Classification, Nonverbal Communication
On the Character of Languages of Active Typology
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Klimov, G. A. – Linguistics, 1974
Discusses the syntax and morphology of languages of active case or typology, chiefly found in North America (the Nadene, Sioux and Gulf families) and South America (the Tupi-Guarani family). (CK)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Choctaw, Classification, Guarani
Language Typology and Convergence Areas in Africa
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Heine, Bernd – Linguistics, 1975
Attempts to show that the comparison of language structures may be relevant to diachronic linguistics, and in particular to areal linguistics. The article is based on an ongoing comparative study aimed at devising a typology of African languages. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: African Languages, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics