Language Change Progress or Decay? |
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| Author:
| Aitchison, Jean |
| Series title: | Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-15181-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $520.00 |
Book Description:
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How and why do languages change? Where does the evidence of language change come from? How do languages begin and end? This introduction to language change explores these and other questions, considering changes through time. This updated edition remains non-technical and accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of linguistics.
How and why do languages change? Where does the evidence of language change come from? How do languages begin and end? This introduction to language change explores these and other questions, considering changes through time. This updated edition remains non-technical and accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of linguistics.