From contact linguistics to eurolinguistics

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The 21 articles in this collection were presented in workshops held in Lisbon (Sept. 2009), Moscow (June 2010), and Rome (May 2011). Organized into five chapters, the book explores various aspects of general and Europewide Eurolinguistics. Chapter I features contributions from Schmitt, Broderick, Krasukhin, Kremer, Fu 3, and Socanac. Chapter II introduces a novel perspective on TRANS-EURASIAN languages, with Robbeets comparing typologically and historically Japanic, Koreanic, Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic languages, highlighting their linguistic similarities. Broderick also examines EURAFRICAN contacts from the 1890s to the present, extending the discussion beyond Europe. Chapters III and IV focus on the surprising parallels of phraseological figurative units within Europe and beyond, attributed to both inner-European and TRANS-EURASIAN interactions, as emphasized by Piirainen. Schmitt, Merolle, and Otto investigate lexical and semantic similarities across European languages, linking them to historical contacts. Geisler addresses the complex language of law across European languages, while Steller proposes the creation of an inter-European language based on reconstructed similarities among the major linguistic branches. Chapter V concludes with discussions on teaching and acquisition aids by Ferrarotti/Castorina, Cucco-Robbiolio, and Ureland.