Historical Linguistics: Problems and Perspectives (Longman Linguistics Library)

Charles Jones (ed.)

ISBN 10: 0582060850 / ISBN 13: 9780582060852

Published by Longman, London, 1993

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xi, 405 pages ; 23 cm. Contents: Parameters of syntactic change / John Anderson Change and metatheory at the beginning of the 1990s : the primacy of history / Raimo Anttila Typology and reconstruction / Bernard Comrie On the phonetic basis of phonological change / Patricia Donegan Internally and externally motivated change in language contact settings / Nancy C. Dorian How real(ist) are reconstructions? / Roger Lass Why UG needs a learning theory : triggering verb movement / David Lightfoot On the social origins of language change / James Milroy The phonetics of sound change / John Ohala Nicaraguan English in history / Wayne O'Neil Language change as language improvement / Theo Vennemann Bidirectional diffusion in sound change / William S-Y Wang and Chinfa Lien.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Historical Linguistics: Problems and Perspectives (Longman Linguistics Library)
• Publisher: Longman, London
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582060850
• ISBN 13: 9780582060852
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Linguistics

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Synopsis

The contributors to this volume cover the international range of scholarship in the field of Historical Linguistics, as well as some of its major themes. The work and ideas they discuss are relevant not only to other aspects of Historical Linguistics but also to more general developments in linguistic theory. Along with Professor Jones' Introduction, their comments provide a major overview of Historical Linguistics that will be the reference point for its development for many years to come and form an important contribution to general theories of linguistic behaviour.

About the Author

Charles Jones