An introduction to historical linguistics /.
An introduction to historical linguistics /.
- 4th ed.
- 376 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Types of sound change -- Expressing sound changes -- Phonetic and phonemic change -- The comparative method (1): procedures -- Determining relatedness -- Internal reconstruction -- Computational and statistical methods -- The comparative method (2): history and challenges -- Morphological change -- Semantic and lexical change -- Syntactic change -- Observing language change -- Language contact -- Cultural reconstruction.
9780195365542 (pbk.)
Historical linguistics
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Types of sound change -- Expressing sound changes -- Phonetic and phonemic change -- The comparative method (1): procedures -- Determining relatedness -- Internal reconstruction -- Computational and statistical methods -- The comparative method (2): history and challenges -- Morphological change -- Semantic and lexical change -- Syntactic change -- Observing language change -- Language contact -- Cultural reconstruction.
9780195365542 (pbk.)
Historical linguistics