Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xiii
3. Maps and charts xiv
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Phonetics, transcription, terminology, abbreviations 11
6. 3. Sound change: The regularity hypothesis 34
7. 4. Sound change and phonological contrast 52
8. 5. Sound change: Assimilation, weakening, loss 61
9. 6. Sound change: Dissimilation, haplology, metathesis 107
10. 7. Sound change: Epenthesis, elimination of hiatus, other changes 117
11. 8. Sound change: Structure and function 148
12. 9. Analogy: General discussion and typology 167
13. 10. Analogy: Tendencies of analogical change 210
14. 11. Analogy and generative grammar 238
15. 12. Semantic change 280
16. 13. Syntactic change 309
17. 14. Linguistic contact: Lexical borrowing 380
18. 15. Linguistic contact: Dialectology 426
19. 16. Linguistic contact: Koines, convergence, pidgins, creoles, language death 472
20. 17. Internal reconstruction 532
21. 18. Comparative method: Establishing linguistic relationship 556
22. 19. Comparative reconstruction 581
23. 20. Linguistic change: Its nature and causes 627
24. Notes 663
25. Backmatter 681