External Aspects of Language

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Preface vii
3. Table of contents xi
4. A Note on Notation xiv
5. Abbreviations xvi
6. Introduction 1
7. Changes in Pronunciation 18
8. Sound Laws 42
9. Analogy 73
10. Semantic Change 94
11. Reconstruction 135
12. External Aspects of Language 165
13. The Interpretation of Written Records 186
14. Appendix: Phonetics - the mechanisms of speech and the classifications of speech sounds 209
15. Glossary 238
16. Glossary of Terms in German 282
17. Bibliography 287
18. Index 293