The Routledge handbook of historical linguistics [electronic resource] / edited by Claire Bowern and Bethwyn Evans.
"The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics provides a survey of the field covering the methods which underpin current work; models of language change; and the importance of historical linguistics for other subfields of linguistics and other disciplines. Divided into five sections, the volume...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
[2015]
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Series: | Routledge handbooks in linguistics
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Handbook of historical linguistics |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
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"The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics provides a survey of the field covering the methods which underpin current work; models of language change; and the importance of historical linguistics for other subfields of linguistics and other disciplines. Divided into five sections, the volume encompass a wide range of approaches and addresses issues in the following areas: historical perspectives; methods and models; language change interfaces; regional summaries. Each of the thirty-two chapters is written by a specialist in the field and provides: a[n] introduction to the subject; an analysis of the relationship between the diachronic and synchronic study of the topic; an overview of the main current and critical trends; and examples from primary data. The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students working in this area" -- Provided by publisher. |
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Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781315794013 (online) 9781317743231 (online) 9781317743248 (online) 9782889660100 (online) |