Author : Robert Blust
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 31,18 MB
Release : 2018-02-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 147442922X
Author : Robert Andrew Blust
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,40 MB
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262535475
A hands-on approach to historical linguistics, working through 101 problems in five different categories. This book offers a hands-on approach to historical linguistics, guiding the student through 101 problems in five different categories. These include 12 problems on the establishment of genetic relationship among languages, 24 problems on sound change, 35 problems on phonological reconstruction, 10 problems on internal reconstruction, and 20 problems on subgrouping. Each section begins with an introduction to the principles of historical linguistics as applied to the topic at hand. The problems come next, ordered by level of difficulty—beginning, intermediate, advanced. The “Solutions” section at the end of the book provides answers. The book provides a consistent structure for each section, offering an overview of the topic followed by progressively difficult problems. Examples come from a wide range of languages, including Austronesian languages. The book provides explicit solutions to all problems; there is no need for a separate answer book or instructor's manual. 101 Problems and Solutions in Historical Linguistics is intended to be a companion to any textbook on historical linguistics, providing data-based instruction on the basic principles of the field and illustrating theory in a practical way. It can also serve as a standalone text for course work or independent study. Contents Section 1 The Establishment of Genetic Relationship Among Languages • Section 2 Sound Change • Section 3 Phonological Reconstruction • Section 4 Internal Reconstruction
Author : Anthony Fox
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 21,33 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198700012
"Anthony Fox's new textbook is primarily for students with an elementary knowledge of general linguistics who need an up-to-date introduction to historical linguistics, particularly to new developments in the theory and practice of linguistic reconstruction." -- Back cover.
Author : Rose-Marie Dechaine
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 30,84 MB
Release : 2012-02-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1118101596
The fascinating, fun, and friendly way to understand the science behind human language Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics students study how languages are constructed, how they function, how they affect society, and how humans learn language. From understanding other languages to teaching computers to communicate, linguistics plays a vital role in society. Linguistics For Dummies tracks to a typical college-level introductory linguistics course and arms you with the confidence, knowledge, and know-how to score your highest. Understand the science behind human language Grasp how language is constructed Score your highest in college-level linguistics If you're enrolled in an introductory linguistics course or simply have a love of human language, Linguistics For Dummies is your one-stop resource for unlocking the science of the spoken word.
Author : Lyle Campbell
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 13,23 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780262532679
This accessible, hands-on text not only introduces students to the important topicsin historical linguistics but also shows them how to apply the methods described and how to thinkabout the issues; abundant examples and exercises allow students to focus on how to do historicallinguistics. Distinctive to this text is its integration of the standard topics with others nowconsidered important to the field, including syntactic change, grammaticalization, sociolinguisticcontributions to linguistic change, distant genetic relationships, areal linguistics, and linguisticprehistory. Examples are taken from a broad range of languages; those from the more familiarEnglish, French, German, and Spanish make the topics more accessible, while those fromnon-Indo-European languages show the depth and range of the concepts they illustrate.This secondedition features expanded explanations and examples as well as updates in light of recent work inlinguistics, including a defense of the family tree model, a response to recent claims on lexicaldiffusion/frequency, and a section on why languages diversify and spread.
Author : Robert S.P. Beekes
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 45,55 MB
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027285004
This book gives a comprehensive introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics. It starts with a presentation of the languages of the family (from English and the other Germanic languages, the Celtic and Slavic languages, Latin, Greek and Sanskrit through Armenian and Albanian) and a discussion of the culture and origin of the Indo-Europeans, the speakers of the Indo-European proto-language.The reader is introduced into the nature of language change and the methods of reconstruction of older language stages, with many examples (from the Indo-European languages). A full description is given of the sound changes, which makes it possible to follow the origin of the different Indo-European languages step by step. This is followed by a discussion of the development of all the morphological categories of Proto-Indo-European. The book presents the latest in scholarly insights, like the laryngeal and glottalic theory, the accentuation, the ablaut patterns, and these are systematically integrated into the treatment. The text of this second edition has been corrected and updated by Michiel de Vaan. Sixty-six new exercises enable the student to practice the reconstruction of PIE phonology and morphology.
Author : Lyle Campbell
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262542188
The new edition of a comprehensive, accessible, and hands-on text in historical linguistics, revised and expanded, with new material and a new layout. This accessible, hands-on textbook not only introduces students to the important topics in historical linguistics but also shows them how to apply the methods described and how to think about the issues. Abundant examples from a broad range of languages and exercises allow students to focus on how to do historical linguistics. The book is distinctive for its integration of the standard topics with others now considered important to the field, including syntactic change, grammaticalization, sociolinguistic contributions to linguistic change, distant genetic relationships, areal linguistics, and linguistic prehistory.
Author : April M. S. McMahon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 1994-03-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521446655
This textbook analyses changes from every area of grammar and addresses recent developments in socio-historical linguistics.
Author : Hans Henrich Hock
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 1291 pages
File Size : 34,85 MB
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110746565
Historical linguistic theory and practice consist of a large number of chronological "layers" that have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanence of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change, analogy, and borrowing, to prosodic, lexical, morphological, and syntactic change, and to present-day views on rule change and the effects of language contact. To get a full grasp of the principles of historical linguistics it is therefore necessary to understand the nature of each of these "layers". This book is a major revision and reorganization of the earlier editions and adds entirely new chapters on morphological change and lexical change, as well as a detailed discussion of linguistic palaeontology and ideological responses to the findings of historical linguistics to this landmark publication.
Author : Joan Bybee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 11,79 MB
Release : 2015-05-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1107020166
This new introduction explores all aspects of language change, with an emphasis on the role of cognition and language use.
