UID:
almafu_9959200624702883
Format:
1 online resource (XIII, 744 p.)
Edition:
2nd printing. Reprint 2019
ISBN:
9783110871975
Series Statement:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; 34
Content:
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.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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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: Koinés, 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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References --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110106008
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110871975
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110871975
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110871975
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110871975
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110871975
