An introduction to historical linguistics
3rd ed.
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Author
Publication
1997 - Oxford University Press, Auckland, N.Z, New Zealand
Language
English
Word Count
85,500 words, Guess
Page Count
342 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL294436M
- Internet Archiveintroductiontohi03edcrow
- ISBN-100195583787
- ISBN-139780195583786
- Goodreads703092
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- LibraryThing51797
- Library of Congress Control Number97200069
- Better World Books9780195583786
Classifications
- DDC417/.7
- LCCP140 .C76 1997
Description
"This book is an introduction to the concepts and techniques of diachronic linguistics, the study of language change over time. It covers all the major areas of historical linguistics, presenting concepts in a clear and concise way. Examples are given from a wide range of languages, with special emphasis on the languages of Australia and the Pacific. While the needs of undergraduate students of linguistics have been kept firmly in mind, the book will also be of interest to the general reader seeking to understand language and language change." "For this fourth edition, a number of new sections have been written, including many new problems and several new datasets. Existing materials have been supplemented with new sections on grammaticalization, tonogenesis, morphological change, and using statistical methods in language classification."--Jacket.
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