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Language History
An introduction
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Andrew L. Sihler
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English
Published/Copyright:
2000
About this book
This classroom-tested volume aspires to be a brief but technically and factually accurate exposition of linguistic description and history. Whether studied as prime subject or as background information, it should help students understand the assumptions and reasoning that underlie the contents of their handbooks and etymological dictionaries.
This book should be a useful guide for anyone unfamiliar with (historical) linguistics who is studying the history of a language, and also for those who are enrolled in courses devoted to reading texts in old languages.
This book should be a useful guide for anyone unfamiliar with (historical) linguistics who is studying the history of a language, and also for those who are enrolled in courses devoted to reading texts in old languages.
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Edward J. Vajda, Western Washington University:
[...] presents the basics in a concise and accessible fashion. It also makes enjoyable and edifying reading.
[...] presents the basics in a concise and accessible fashion. It also makes enjoyable and edifying reading.
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Prelim pages
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Preface
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Table of contents
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A Note on Notation
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
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Changes in Pronunciation
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Sound Laws
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Analogy
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Semantic Change
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Reconstruction
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External Aspects of Language
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The Interpretation of Written Records
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Appendix: Phonetics - the mechanisms of speech and the classifications of speech sounds
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Glossary
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Glossary of Terms in German
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Bibliography
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Index
293
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March 18, 2011
eBook ISBN:
9789027285461
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298
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Keywords for this book
Historical linguistics
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
