Nichols Johanna. Linguistic Diversity in Space and Time

The University of Chicago Press, 1992. — xv, 358 pages. — ISBN: 0226580563.In this ground-breaking book, Johanna Nichols proposes means of describing, comparing, and interpreting linguistic diversity, both genetic and structural, providing the foundations for a theory of diversity based upon population science. This book will interest linguists, archaeologists, and population specialists."An awe-inspiring book, unequalled in scope, originality, and the range of language data considered."—Anna Siewierska, Linguistics"Fascinating...A brilliant pioneering study."—Journal of Indo-European Studies"A superbly reasoned book."—John A. C. Greppin, Times Literary SupplementFavored and Disfavored Grammatical Patterns
Correlations between Types
Correlations of Structural Types with Grammatical Categories
Diachronic Stability: Genetic and Areal
The Role of Geography: Structural Affinities between Areas
Linguistic Diversity: Geographical Distribution
Diversity and Linguistic Prehistory: Conclusions and Open QuestionsSample Languages
Data: Language (by Area) and Structural Features
Alphabetical List of Languages
Frequency and Distribution of Voice Systems