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Studies in the History of the English Language VII : Generalizing vs. Particularizing Methodologies in Historical Linguistic Analysis.
This book looks at how historical linguists accommodate the written records used for evidence. The limitations of the written record restrict our view of the past and the conclusions that we can draw about its language. However, the same limitations force us to be aware of the particularities of lan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin/Boston, GERMANY :
De Gruyter Mouton,
2016.
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| Colección: | Topics in English linguistics ;
94. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book looks at how historical linguists accommodate the written records used for evidence. The limitations of the written record restrict our view of the past and the conclusions that we can draw about its language. However, the same limitations force us to be aware of the particularities of language. This collection blends the philological with the linguistic, combining questions of the particular with generalizations about language change. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (296) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 311049423X 9783110494235 9783110494242 3110494248 9783110491746 3110491745 |
| ISSN: | 1434-3452 ; |