学派を越えて広汎な理論的関心に訴える言語類型論の初の重要文献集成。言語類型論の第一人者コムリー、生成文法の著名研究者ニューマイヤー、認知言語学と関連する用法基盤理論で知られるバイビー、構文文法の泰斗クロフトなどの論文を収録。This four volume collection on Linguistic Typology is an essential source of reference for linguists of all theoretical convictions. It provides a state-of-the-art overview of work on linguistic typology, its history, its methodology, theoretical foundations and major achievements. It also examines the directions of current research and show how these reflect and inform work on linguistic theory, as well as related fields such as historical linguistics, language acquisition and language documentation.