Historical Linguistics, 1997
Download or Read eBook Historical Linguistics, 1997 PDF written by Monika S. Schmid and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Monika S. Schmid |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 409 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1556198809 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781556198809 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Historical Linguistics, 1997 by : Monika S. Schmid
Book excerpt: This volume presents a selection from the papers given at the 13th International Conference on Historical Linguistics. It offers a window on the current state of the art in historical linguistics: the papers cover a wide range of different languages, different language families, and different approaches to the study of linguistic change, ranging from optimality theory, theories of grammaticalization and the invisible hand, treatments of language contact and creolization to the linguistic consequences of political correctness. Among the languages under discussion are Akkadian, Catalan, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Sranan, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Yiddish, and a variety of Romance and Native American languages.
