The handbook of historical linguistics /

Publisher's description: The Handbook of Historical Linguistics provides a detailed account of the numerous issues, methods, and results that characterize current work in historical linguistics, the area of linguistics concerned with language change as well as past language states. It provides...

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Other Authors: Joseph, Brian D. (Editor), Janda, Richard D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.
Series:Blackwell handbooks in linguistics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Publisher's description: The Handbook of Historical Linguistics provides a detailed account of the numerous issues, methods, and results that characterize current work in historical linguistics, the area of linguistics concerned with language change as well as past language states. It provides a comprehensive and current account of the numerous issues, methods, and results that characterize historical linguistics. It contains an extensive introduction that places the study of historical linguistics in its proper context within linguistics and the historical sciences in general. The book covers the methodology of historical linguistics and presents sophisticated overviews of the principles governing phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic change. It includes contributions from the leading specialists in the field.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 881 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 744-842) and indexes.
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