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In:Sound, Syntax and Contact in the Languages of Asturias
Edited by Guillermo Lorenzo
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics 36] 2022
► pp. 1–14

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Chapter 1
Northern soul

A brief guide to the linguistic diversity of Asturias

 | University of Oviedo
Published online: 1 March 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.36.01lor
Abstract
This introductory chapter provides some background to the rest of the book. It first outlines some major topics of the grammar of the languages of Asturias. After that, some prior approximations to these languages from a generative perspective are reviewed. Finally, the specific issues dealt within each chapter are advanced.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Some relevant features of the languages of Asturias
  • 3.Previous generative approaches to the languages of Asturias
  • 4.This book
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • References
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