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This book gives a lucid and up-to-date overview of language change, discussing where our evidence about language change comes from, how and why changes happen, and how languages begin and end. It considers both changes which occurred long ago, and those currently in progress. This substantially revised third edition includes two new chapters on change of meaning and grammaticalization. New sections have also been added as well as over 150 new references. The work remains non-technical in style and accessible to the reader with no previous knowledge of linguistics.
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'The book is a very good and readable introduction to the discipline of historical linguistics and covers a very large number of questions.' The Linguist
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Language Change Progress or Decay?
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Universe Books, New York, NY, 1985
ISBN 10: 0876638728
ISBN 13: 9780876638729
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Paperback. Condition: Fine+. First Edition; First Printing. New York, NY: Universe Books, 1985. Ist edition. Copyright 1981 by Jean Aitchison. Paperback. Pages Free of notations. Edge of text block small scrape. ; Universe Introductions to Linguistics; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages. Seller Inventory # 26172
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Language Change : Progress or Decay
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ISBN 10: 0876638728
ISBN 13: 9780876638729
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Universe Publishing. Paperback. 1985 First edition 264 pages, from the private library of Dr Ellis Evans the well respected Oxford Don, Academic and Linguist with his Signature to fep. 3 corner creases to just 3 pages some shelf rubbing to covers otherwise in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request. Seller Inventory # tla3256
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Language Change
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