The Changing Languages of Guangxi, Southern China: A Contact-Induced Grammaticalization Approach

By examining the development of ＂finish＂ morphemes in Sinitic and Zhuang Tai-Kadai through the interplay between grammaticalization and language contact, this book argues that Central Southern Guangxi constitutes a unique micro-linguistic area.

Yang Huang is associate professor in linguistics at Southwest Jiaotong University.