Historical Linguistics An Introduction

Name: Historical Linguistics An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780262532679

ISBN-10: 0262532670

ISBN-13: 9780262532679

Edition: 2nd 2004

Authors: Lyle Campbell

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This accessible, hands-on text not only introduces students to the important topics in historical linguistics but also shows them how to apply the methods described and how to think about the issues; abundant examples and exercises allow students to focus on how to do historical linguistics. Distinctive to this text is its integration of the standard topics with others now considered important to the field, including syntactic change, grammaticalization, sociolinguistic contributions to linguistic change, distant genetic relationships, areal linguistics, and linguistic prehistory. Examples are taken from a broad range of languages; those from the more familiar English, French, German, and…

Book details

List price: $46.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 10/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 470
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English



List of Tables


List of Figures and Maps


Preface


Acknowledgments


Phonetic Symbols and Conventions


Phonetic Symbols Chart



Introduction



Sound Change



Borrowing



Analogical Change



The Comparative Method and Linguistic Reconstruction



Linguistic Classification



Models of Linguistic Change



Internal Reconstruction



Semantic Change and Lexical Change



Syntactic Change



Explaining Linguistic Change



Areal Linguistics



Distant Genetic Relationship



Philology: The Role of Written Records



Linguistic Prehistory


Bibliography


Language Index


Name Index


Subject Index