Language History
An introduction
This classroom-tested volume aspires to be a brief but technically and factually accurate exposition of linguistic description and history. Whether studied as prime subject or as background information, it should help students understand the assumptions and reasoning that underlie the contents of their handbooks and etymological dictionaries.
This book should be a useful guide for anyone unfamiliar with (historical) linguistics who is studying the history of a language, and also for those who are enrolled in courses devoted to reading texts in old languages.
This book should be a useful guide for anyone unfamiliar with (historical) linguistics who is studying the history of a language, and also for those who are enrolled in courses devoted to reading texts in old languages.
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 191] 2000. xvi, 298 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 18 March 2011
Published online on 18 March 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Introduction | pp. 1–17
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Changes in Pronunciation | pp. 18–41
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Sound Laws | pp. 42–72
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Analogy | pp. 73–93
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Semantic Change | pp. 94–134
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Reconstruction | pp. 135–164
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External Aspects of Language | pp. 165–185
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The Interpretation of Written Records | pp. 186–207
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Appendix: Phonetics - the mechanisms of speech and the classifications of speech sounds | pp. 209–237
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Glossary | pp. 238–281
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Glossary of Terms in German | pp. 282–286
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Bibliography | pp. 287–292
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Index | pp. 293–298
“[...] presents the basics in a concise and accessible fashion. It also makes enjoyable and edifying reading.”
Edward J. Vajda, Western Washington University
“[...] students do need guidance, and this book would be a fine complement to a course in ancient languages.”
Miles Beckwith, in General Linguistics Vol. 42 (2004)
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Subjects
Linguistics
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General