New directions for historical linguistics /

"This volume consists of revised versions of presentations given at a roundtable on "New Directions for Historical Linguistics: Impact and Synthesis, 50 years later" held at the 23rd International Conference on Historical Linguistics in San Antonio in 2017, as well as an introduction...

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Corporate Author: International Conference on Historical Linguistics San Antonio, Tex.
Other Authors: Boas, Hans Christian, 1971- (Editor), Pierce, Marc (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Series:Brill's studies in historical linguistics ; v. 9.
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Summary:"This volume consists of revised versions of presentations given at a roundtable on "New Directions for Historical Linguistics: Impact and Synthesis, 50 years later" held at the 23rd International Conference on Historical Linguistics in San Antonio in 2017, as well as an introduction by the editors. The roundtable discussed the evolution of historical linguistics since the 1966 Symposium on "Directions for Historical Linguistics," held in Austin, Texas. Six prominent scholars of historical linguistics and sociolinguistics contributed: William Labov, Gillian Sankoff, Elizabeth Traugott, Brian Joseph, Sarah Thomason, and Paul Hopper"--
Physical Description:ix, 184 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004414068
9004414061
ISSN:2211-4904 ;