Theodora Bynon (136 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Historical Linguistics is concerned with the process of language change through time. It investigates how and why the language of individuals, a social group or a whole 'speech community' develops in respect of its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Dr Bynon regards language as essentially a dynamic phenomenon, whose character can be at best only partly understood by a static, and necessarily idealized, synchronic approach. In Part I she establishes the theoretical framework by providing a systematic survey of the three main models of language development - the neogrammarian, structuralist, and transformational generative. Examples drawn substantially from English and German, but also from classical languages, French, Welsh and a variety of others, are used to explain and compare these approaches. In Part II she turns to sociolinguistics and shows how changes within a language over a period of time, and changes brought about by contact between languages, are both indicators and agents of more general cultural developments. Accounts of bilingualism and of pidgin and Creole languages are included as well as wider-ranging examples of different kinds of borrowing such as loan words, loan translations and extensions of meaning. The student is provided with a practical and critical guide both to what has been done and what can be done to discover and verify these linguistic relationships. Designed primarily as a textbook for linguistics and philology students, this book will also be of interest to those studying English language, classics and modern languages.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Historical Linguistics is concerned with the process of language change through time. It investigates how and why the language of individuals, a social group or a whole 'speech community' develops in respect of its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Dr Bynon regards language as essentially a dynamic phenomenon, whose character can be at best only partly understood by a static, and necessarily idealized, synchronic approach. In Part I she establishes the theoretical framework by providing a systematic survey of the three main models of language development - the neogrammarian, structuralist, and transformational generative. Examples drawn substantially from English and German, but also from classical languages, French, Welsh and a variety of others, are used to explain and compare these approaches. In Part II she turns to sociolinguistics and shows how changes within a language over a period of time, and changes brought about by contact between languages, are both indicators and agents of more general cultural developments. Accounts of bilingualism and of pidgin and Creole languages are included as well as wider-ranging examples of different kinds of borrowing such as loan words, loan translations and extensions of meaning. The student is provided with a practical and critical guide both to what has been done and what can be done to discover and verify these linguistic relationships. Designed primarily as a textbook for linguistics and philology students, this book will also be of interest to those studying English language, classics and modern languages.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Cambridge University Press, c.1977, 1st.trade paperbk.prtg., 301pp., G $.

paperback. Condition: Good. Cambridge University Press October 1977 8vo. 310 pages. rubbing and creasing to wraps. highlighting to text pages.

Condition: Good. . Writing inside. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (textbook, reference).

Paperback. Condition: Good. Page yellowing.; 310 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. minor wear and creasing.

Paperback. Cambridge Textbooks In Linguistics. Copyright Date: 1977 Octavo, 1979, PP.301, Very Good, Clean, Light Fade At Spine Area. Text Figures (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Trade paperback in good condition. Highlighting.

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condition: Good. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

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Paperback. Condition: near fine. 310 pages. part of the Cambridge Textbooks in Linguisitcs series. ; 6 x 9 ".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition (stated). Concerns the process of language through time. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the ffep. Condition notes: (x), 301 numbered pp; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; a.e. slightly sunned, slightly cocked. Cover: red wraps, cream titles front/spine; lt edge/shelfwear, spine mildly sunned.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Cambridge University Press trade paperback, 1993 printing, clean/tight, No marks or signs of use light surface wear only; Fine (like New). We will bubble-wrap the book and ship it in a BOX with delivery confirmation/tracking.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Wraps. Reprinted with corrections. 301pp. Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics. Scattered light pencil underlining, corners bumped, and remainder stripe on bottom fore-edge.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780198242710.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN 0521291887. Trade Paperback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Book is in Good condition with minor wear to corners and edges; some browning and dustsoiling overall; fading at spine. Otherwise a tight, sound and unmarked copy. No Signature.…

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 301 pages. Notes; Bibliography: p. 281-294. Contents; Cover -- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Key to symbols used -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One Models of language development -- The neogrammarian model -- 1 Basic issues -- 2 The Indo-European languages -- 3 The neogrammarians -- 4 Sound change: the regularity principle -- 5 Analogy -- 6 The interdependence of sound change and analogy -- 7 Phonological reconstruction ('the comparative method') -- 8 Morphological and syntactic reconstruction -- 9 Lexical reconstruction -- 10 Relatedness of languages (genealogical, or genetic, relationship) -- The structuralist model of language evolution -- 1 Paradigmatic aspects of phonological change -- 2 Traces of past phonological change remaining in morphological structure: internal reconstruction -- 3 Changes affecting grammatical categories and their exponents -- 4 Limitations of structuralist methods applied to diachrony -- The transformational-generative model of language evolution -- 1 Phonological change -- 2 Syntactic change -- Part Two Language contact -- The neogrammarian postulates and dialect geography -- 1 The domain of a sound change -- 2 Lexical replacement: the failure of the 'phonetic etymologies' -- 3 Do dialect boundaries exist? -- 4 The wave theory -- 5 Mutual intelligibility -- 6 The social dimension -- The social motivation of language change -- 1 The social stratification of language: the evaluation of linguistic variables -- 2 The synchronic reflection of historical change -- 3 The mechanism of language change -- Contact between languages -- 1 Lexical borrowing -- 2 Grammatical borrowing -- 3 Pidgin and creole languages -- Language and prehistory -- 1 Classification and language history -- 2 Linguistic reconstruction and prehistory -- Further reading -- References -- Additional bibliography -- Index. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…