This text uses data from English and other languages to introduce the concepts central to language change. It covers the most frequent types of change, and how languages are born and die. It also looks at other key areas, such as attitudes to language change, and the consequences.
This text uses data from English and other languages to introduce the concepts central to language change. It covers the most frequent types of change...
The idea of free (or laissez-faire) banking has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in recent years. It is a novel idea that challenges much of what many banking scholars still take for granted - that banking is inherently unstable, that the banking system needs a lender of last resort or deposit insurance to defend it in a crisis, and that the Government has to protect the value of the currency. Against this free banking sets an argument which is in essence very simple: if markets are generally better at allocating resources than governments, then what is different about money and the...
The idea of free (or laissez-faire) banking has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in recent years. It is a novel idea that challenges much of what m...