Trask's Historical Linguistics

Name: Trask's Historical Linguistics
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ISBN: 9780415706582

ISBN-10: 0415706580

ISBN-13: 9780415706582

Edition: 3rd 2015 (Revised)

Authors: Robert McColl Millar, R. L. Trask

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Trask's Historical Linguistics, Third Edition, is an approachable introduction to historical linguistics - the study of language change over time. This engaging book is illustrated with language examples from all six continents, and covers the fundamental concepts of language change, methods for historical linguistics, linguistic reconstruction, sociolinguistic aspects of language change, language contact, the birth and death of languages, language and pre-history and the issue of very remote relations. This third edition of the renowned Trask's Historical Linguistics is fully revised and updated and covers the most recent developments in historical linguistics, including:More detail on…

Book details

List price: $38.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2/25/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English

Robert McColl Millar is Reader in Linguistics in the School of Language & Literature at the University of Aberdeen. His books include Northern and Insular Scots (2007), Authority and Identity. A Sociolinguistic History of Europe before the Modern Age (2010) and English Historical Sociolinguistics (2012).