Historical linguistics : toward a twenty-first century reintegration /
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Author / Creator: | Ringe, Donald A., 1954- |
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Imprint: | Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11831462 |
Other authors / contributors: | Eska, Joseph F. |
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ISBN: | 9781139624572 1139624571 9780511980183 0511980183 9781139611558 1139611550 9781139620857 1139620851 9781283943666 1283943662 0521587115 9780521587112 9780521583329 0521583322 9780521587112 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | "Bringing the advances of theoretical linguistics to the study of language change, this innovative textbook demonstrates the mutual relevance of historical linguistics and contemporary linguistics. Numerous case studies throughout the book show both that theoretical linguistics can be used to solve problems where traditional approaches to historical linguistics have failed to produce satisfying results, and that the results of historical research can have an impact on theory. The book first explains the nature of human language and the sources of language change in broad terms. It then focuses on different types of language change from contemporary viewpoints, before exploring comparative reconstruction and the problems inherent in trying to devise new methods for linguistic comparison. Positioned at the cutting edge of the field, the book argues that this approach can and should lead to the re-integration of historical linguistics as one of the core areas in the study of language"-- "Bringing the advances of theoretical linguistics to the study of language change in a systematic way, this innovative textbook demonstrates the mutual relevance of historical linguistics and contemporary linguistics. Numerous case studies throughout the book show both that theoretical linguistics can be used to solve problems where traditional approaches to historical linguistics have failed to produce satisfying results, and that the results of historical research can have an impact on theory. The book first explains the nature of human language and the sources of language change in broad terms. It then focuses on different types of language change from contemporary viewpoints, before exploring comparative reconstruction - the most spectacular success of traditional historical linguistics - and the problems inherent in trying to devise new methods for linguistic comparison. Positioned at the cutting edge of the field, the book argues that this approach can and should lead to the reintegration of historical linguistics as one of the core areas in the study of language"-- |
Other form: | Print version: Ringe, Donald A., 1954- Historical linguistics. Cambridge, [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9780521583329 |
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