Historical Linguistics : An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780748645947 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 512 str.

Lyle Campbell

Opis

Containing abundant examples and problem sets, this book provides an accessible, hands-on, how-to introduction to historical linguistics, one of the most popular undergraduate linguistic areas.

Spis treści

List of Tables, List of Figures and Maps, Preface, Acknowledgements, Phonetic Symbols and Conventions, Phonetic Symbols Chart

1 Introduction

2 Sound Change

3 Borrowing

4 Analogical Change

5 The Comparative Method and Linguistic Reconstruction

6 Linguistic Classification

7 Models of Linguistic Change

8 Internal Reconstruction

9 Semantic Change and Lexical Change

10 Morphological Change

11 Syntactic Change

12 Language Contact

13 Explanation

14 Distant Genetic Relationship

15 Writing and Philology: The Role of Written Records

16 Linguistic Prehistory

17 Quantitative Approaches to Historical Linguistics

Bibliography, Name Index, Subject Index, Language Index