Lyle Campbell

Historical Linguistics (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Lyle Campbell presents an accessible, hands-on introduction to historical linguistics - one that does not just talk about the topics, but through practical exercises and examples shows you how to apply the procedures, how to think about the issues and, in general, how to do what historical linguists do. This 4th edition covers a wide range of topics including areal linguistics, linguistic prehistory, distant genetic relationships, language contact, lexical and semantic change, sociolinguistics and language change, quantitative and corpus research methods. Examples are drawn from a wide range of languages including English, French, German, and Spanish as well many non-Indo-European languages. With its lucid and engaging style, expert guidance and comprehensive coverage, this book is ideal for students coming to historical linguistics for the first time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474463133
• Artikelnr.: 72328919

Autorenporträt

Lyle Campbell is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
List of Figures and Maps
Preface
Acknowledgements
Phonetic Symbols and Conventions
Phonetic Symbols Chart
1: Introduction
2: Sound Change
3: Loanwords (Borrowing)
4: Analogical Change
5: Chapter 5. Lexical Change
6: Chapter 6. Semantic change
7: The Comparative Method and Linguistic Reconstruction
8 Internal Reconstruction
9: Linguistic Classification
10: Language Contact
11: Change in Syntactic and Morphology
12: Explanation of Language Change
13: Distant Genetic Relationship
14 Writing and Philology: The Role of Written Records
15: Linguistic Prehistory
16: Quantitative Approaches to Historical Linguistics and Technical Tools
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index
Language Index