{"product_id":"possible-and-probable-languages-frederick-j-newmeyer-9780199274338","title":"Possible and Probable Languages: A Generative Perspective on Linguistic Typology","description":"In this important and pioneering book Frederick Newmeyer seeks to explain the variety of languages. He combines the leading ideas of the functionalist and formalist approaches to linguistic typology, advocating principles of Universal Grammar to explain why some language types are impossible, and functional principles to explain why some grammatical features are more common than others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick J. Newmeyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199274339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199274338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.38w x 0.86d","brand":"Frederick J. Newmeyer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44790032957695,"sku":"9780199274338","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7014237a-2260-470d-b5e8-0168551264bd.jpg?v=1707287761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/possible-and-probable-languages-frederick-j-newmeyer-9780199274338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}