Principles of Historical Linguistics |
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| Author:
| Hock, Hans Henrich |
| Series title: | Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-074644-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2021 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Imprint: | De Gruyter Mouton |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $135.00USD $170.99USD $140.00USD $179.99 |
Book Description:
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Historical linguistic theory and practice consist of a large number of chronological "layers" that have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanence of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change, analogy, and borrowing, to prosodic, lexical, morphological, and syntactic change, and to present-day views on rule change and the effects of language contact. To get a full grasp of the principles of historical linguistics it is...
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Historical linguistic theory and practice consist of a large number of chronological "layers" that have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanence of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change, analogy, and borrowing, to prosodic, lexical, morphological, and syntactic change, and to present-day views on rule change and the effects of language contact. To get a full grasp of the principles of historical linguistics it is therefore necessary to understand the nature of each of these "layers". This book is a major revision and reorganization of the earlier editions and adds entirely new chapters on morphological change and lexical change, as well as a detailed discussion of linguistic palaeontology and ideological responses to the findings of historical linguistics to this landmark publication.