If I want to work in linguistic typology, which linguists should I read?

By: | Post date: 2017-02-02 | Comments: No Comments
Posted in categories: General Language, Linguistics

My top 3:

  • Joseph Greenberg. The founding father. And very useful to get a sense of the kinda functionalist programme he had in mind.
  • Bernard Comrie.
  • Martin Haspelmath.
Answered 2017-02-02 · Upvoted by

Steve Rapaport and

Eric Meinhardt

[Originally posted on http://quora.com/If-I-want-to-work-in-linguistic-typology-which-linguists-should-I-read/answer/Nick-Nicholas-5]

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