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A glossary of historical linguistics /
Historical Linguistics - the study of language change - is a major field in linguistics. With its long history and numerous subfields of its own, Historical Linguistics provides challenges to both beginning students and scholars not specialized in this field. This Glossary meets these challenges by...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Glossaries in linguistics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Historical Linguistics - the study of language change - is a major field in linguistics. With its long history and numerous subfields of its own, Historical Linguistics provides challenges to both beginning students and scholars not specialized in this field. This Glossary meets these challenges by providing accessible and widely representative definitions, discussion, and examples of key terms and concepts used in the field. It is written by two well-known authorities in this field. The book is extremely valuable to anyone wishing to understand historical linguistic terminology and concepts. Key Features: *A handy, easily understandable pocket guide, and a valuable companion for courses in Historical Linguistics, history of individual languages, history of linguistics, and for anyone curious about how and why languages change.*Numerous cross-references to related terms*Covers new as well as traditional terminology*Not only defines, but provides examples and relevant discussion |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237). |
| ISBN: | 9780748630196 0748630198 0748623795 9780748623792 |