Part 1 The background

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures and Tables vi
4. Series Editors’ Preface vii
5. Preface: What We’re Doing Here and Why viii
6. Part 1 The background 1
7. Part 2 Starting points 33
8. Part 3 Where sound changes 89
9. Part 4 Sound change in grammar 125
10. Part 5 The bigger picture 167
11. References 175
12. Index of Languages and Families 195
13. Index of Subjects 197
14. Index of Names 200