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Principles of Historical Linguistics

By Hans Henrich Hock

Book information

Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
2021
ISBN
3110746328, 9783110746327
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (19015680 bytes)
Series
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
Edition
3
Pages
750\1102
Time added
2022-02-15 13:23:41

Description

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.

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