UID:
almafu_9959239254502883
Umfang:
1 online resource (760 p.)
Ausgabe:
2nd rev. and updated ed.
ISBN:
1-283-42909-8
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9786613429094
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3-11-021913-1
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Maps and charts --
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1. Introduction --
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2. Phonetics, transcription, terminology, abbreviations --
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3. Sound change: The regularity hypothesis --
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4. Sound change and phonological contrast --
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5. Sound change: Assimilation, weakening, loss --
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6. Sound change: Dissimilation, haplology, metathesis --
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7. Sound change: Epenthesis, elimination of hiatus, other changes --
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8. Sound change: Structure and function --
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9. Analogy: General discussion and typology --
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10. Analogy: Tendencies of analogical change --
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11. Analogy and generative grammar --
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12. Semantic change --
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13. Syntactic change --
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14. Linguistic contact: Lexical borrowing --
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15. Linguistic contact: Dialectology --
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16. Linguistic contact: Koines, convergence, pidgins, creoles, language death --
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17. Internal reconstruction --
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18. Comparative method: Establishing linguistic relationship --
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19. Comparative reconstruction --
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20. Linguistic change: Its nature and causes --
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Notes --
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Backmatter
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 3-11-012962-0
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Komparatistik. Außereuropäische Sprachen/Literaturen
DOI:
10.1515/9783110219135
