An introduction to historical linguistics

Authors:Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern

Summary:The new edition of this popular introductory text on historical linguistics covers all areas of language change, with a focus on Australia and the Pacific. Topics include sound change, the comparative method, cultural reconstruction and morphological and syntactic change.

Print Book, English, 2009

Edition:4. ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: Oxford University, Oxford, 2009

Physical Description:xxiv, 376 p. ; 23 cm

ISBN:

9780195365542, 0195365542

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:879204701

Subjects:

Linguistica comparata

Linguistica storica

Contents:

Tables, Figures, Maps, Preface, Phonetic Symbols, Language Maps ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Types of Sound Change ; 3. Expressing Sound Changes ; 4. Phonetic and Phonemic Changes ; 5. The Comparative Method (1): Procedures ; 6. Determining Relatedness ; 7. Internal Reconstruction ; 8. Computational and Statistical Methods ; 9. The Comparative Method (2.) History and Challenges ; 10. Morphological Change ; 11. Semantic and Lexical Change ; 12. Syntactic Change ; 13. Observing Language Change ; 14. Language Contact ; 15. Cultural Reconstruction ; Data Sets ; Language Index ; References ; Endnotes ; Index