Larry Trask

Why Do Languages Change?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Packed with fascinating examples, this entertaining book explores changes in the English language over time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780521838023
• ISBN-10: 0521838029
• Artikelnr.: 28109926

Autorenporträt

R. L. Trask was a world authority on the Basque language and on historical linguistics. He wrote both academic and popular books, notably on grammar, punctuation, and English style and usage. His publications include Language: The Basics (1995) and Mind the Gaffe (2001). At the time of his death in 2004, he was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex.

Inhaltsangabe

1. How do languages change?
2. Why are languages always changing?
3. Where do words come from?
4. Skunk-Leek - my kind of town: what's in a name?
5. Where does English come from?
6. Why is American English different from British English?
7. Why is English spelling so eccentric?
8. Which is the oldest language?

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1. How do languages change?; 2. Why are languages always changing?; 3. Where do words come from?; 4. Skunk-Leek - my kind of town: what's in a name?; 5. Where does English come from?; 6. Why is American English different from British English?; 7. Why is English spelling so eccentric?; 8. Which is the oldest language?

Rezensionen

'Clear, sensible and stimulating ... a fine memorial to the late Larry Trask. This book deserves to succeed as a splendid introductory text for anyone interested in language change.' Jeremy J. Smith, University of Glasgow