Historical linguistics / Herbert Schendl.

By: Schendl, Herbert Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001. Description: xi, 130 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 0194372383; 9780194372381Subject(s): Historical linguisticsDDC classification: 417.7 Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

TOC Language change as a matter of fact -- Reconstructing the past: data and evidence -- Vocabulary change -- Grammatical change -- Sound change -- Language contact -- How and why do languages change? -- Postscript: further developments.

Summary: Summary: Provides an introduction to those interested in the history of the English language. This book outlines the major issues and terminology used in the field of Historical Linguistics, a required part of most university-level language and linguistics courses, and creates an opening into the field for the new reader

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	417.7 SCH 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		19548

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TOC Language change as a matter of fact --
Reconstructing the past: data and evidence --
Vocabulary change --
Grammatical change --
Sound change --
Language contact --
How and why do languages change? --
Postscript: further developments.

Summary:
Provides an introduction to those interested in the history of the English language. This book outlines the major issues and terminology used in the field of Historical Linguistics, a required part of most university-level language and linguistics courses, and creates an opening into the field for the new reader

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