Historical linguistics

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schendl, Herbert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press , c2001
Series:Oxford introductions to language study
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Language change as a matter of fact
  • 2. Reconstructing the past: data and evidence
  • 3. Vocabulary change
  • 4. Grammatical change
  • 5. Sound change
  • 6. Language contact
  • 7. How and why do languages change?
  • 8. Postscript: further developments