Screen LibraryPrinciples of historical linguistics /
Historical linguistic theory and practice contains a great number of different 'layers' which have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanency of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change and analogy to present-day ideas on rule cha...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Authors: | |
| Published: |
Mouton de Gruyter,
|
| Publisher Address: | Berlin : |
| Publication Dates: | 1991 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2. Aufl. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110219135 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110219135.jpg |
| Summary: |
Historical linguistic theory and practice contains a great number of different 'layers' which have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanency of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change and analogy to present-day ideas on rule change and language mixture. To get a full grasp of the principles of historical linguistics it is therefore necessary to understand the nature and justifications (or shortcomings) of each of these 'layers', not just to look for a single 'overarching' theory. The major purpose of the book is to provide in up-to-date form such an understanding of the principles of historical linguistics and the related fields of comparative linguistics and linguistic reconstruction. In addition, the book provides a very broad exemplification of the principles of historical linguistics. '[...] a manual and state-of-the-art-report for readers already committed to linguistic study.' O. W. Robinson in: Journal of English and German Philology |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(744pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9783110219135 |
| Index Number: | P140 |
| CLC: | H0 |
| Contents: |
14. Linguistic contact: Lexical borrowing15. Linguistic contact: Dialectology; 16. Linguistic contact: Koines, convergence, pidgins, creoles, language death; 17. Internal reconstruction; 18. Comparative method: Establishing linguistic relationship; 19. Comparative reconstruction; 20. Linguistic change: Its nature and causes; Notes; Backmatter;. Frontmatter; Contents; Maps and charts; 1. Introduction; 2. Phonetics, transcription, terminology, abbreviations; 3. Sound change: The regularity hypothesis; 4. Sound change and phonological contrast; 5. Sound change: Assimilation, weakening, loss; 6. Sound change: Dissimilation, haplology, metathesis; 7. Sound change: Epenthesis, elimination of hiatus, other changes; 8. Sound change: Structure and function; 9. Analogy: General discussion and typology; 10. Analogy: Tendencies of analogical change; 11. Analogy and generative grammar; 12. Semantic change; 13. Syntactic change. |