Studies in the History of the English Language : Generalizing Vs. Particularizing Methodologies in Historical Linguistic Analysis

Chapman, Don (EDT); Moore, Colette (EDT); Wilcox, Miranda (EDT)

ISBN 10: 3110494507 / ISBN 13: 9783110494501

Published by Walter de Gruyter, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Studies in the History of the English Language : Generalizing Vs. Particularizing Methodologies in Historical Linguistic Analysis
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110494507
• ISBN 13: 9783110494501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

This book looks at how historical linguists accommodate the written records used for evidence. The limitations of the written record restrict our view of the past and the conclusions that we can draw about its language. However, the same limitations force us to be aware of the particularities of language. This collection blends the philological with the linguistic, combining questions of the particular with generalizations about language change.

About the Author

D. Chapman, Brigham Young University; C. Moore, University of Washington, Seattle; M. Wilcox, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA.