The Routledge handbook of historical linguistics / / 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 vo...
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| Superior document: | Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York : : Routledge,, 2015. |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge handbooks in linguistics.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (777 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Other title: | Handbook of historical linguistics |
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| Summary: | "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 perspectivesmethods and modelslanguage changeinterfacesregional summariesEach of the thirty-two chapters is written by a specialist in the field and provides: a 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"-- |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1317743237 1315794012 1317743245 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Claire Bowern and Bethwyn Evans. |