Publication

2014 - Taylor & Francis Group

Language

English

Word Count

194,000 words, Guess

Page Count

776 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780415527897
  • ISBN-100415527899
  • Library of Congress Control Number2013049197
  • OCLC Control Number888129451
  • OCLC Control Number883869093
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Classifications

  • LCCP140.R68 2015
  • LCCP140 .R68 2015
  • LCCP140 .R68 2014

Description

"The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics provides a survey of the field covering the methods which underpin current work; models of language change; and the importance of historical linguistics for other subfields of linguistics and other disciplines. Divided into five sections, the volume encompass a wide range of approaches and addresses issues in the following areas: historical perspectivesmethods and modelslanguage changeinterfacesregional summariesEach of the thirty-two chapters is written by a specialist in the field and provides: a introduction to the subject; an analysis of the relationship between the diachronic and synchronic study of the topic; an overview of the main current and critical trends; and examples from primary data. The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students working in this area"--

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  • Routledge Handbook of Historical LinguisticsTaylor & Francis Group2014-01-01
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