Language History, Language Change, and Language Relationship An Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics

Hock, Hans Henrich & Brian D. Joseph

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ISBN 10: 311014784X ISBN 13: 9783110147841

Published by Mouton De Gruyter, 1996

Language: English

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Berlin / New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 1996. 1st edition. Xvi + [602] pp. Unread copy. A little abrasion to cover corner. Pages are clean, bright, free of markings. ; Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs; Vol. 93; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 618 pages.

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Title: Language History, Language Change, and Language Relationship An Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics
Publisher: Mouton De Gruyter
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 311014784X
ISBN 13: 9783110147841
Binding: Paperback
Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
Condition: Fine
Weight: 2.35 pounds

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Why does language change? Why can we speak to and understand our parents but have trouble reading Shakespeare? Why is Chaucer's English of the fourteenth century so different from Modern English of the late twentieth century that the two are essentially different languages?

Why are Americans and English 'one people divided by a common language'? And how can the language of Chaucer and Modern English - or Modern British and American English - still be called the same language?

The present book provides answers to questions like these in a straightforward way, aimed at the non-specialist, with ample illustrations from both, familiar and more exotic languages.

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Hans Henrich Hock, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; Brian D. Joseph, Ohio State University, USA.

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