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100 1 $aCampbell, Lyle.
245 10 $aHistorical linguistics :$ban introduction /$cLyle Campbell.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aEdinburgh :$bEdinburgh University Press,$cc2004.
300 $axxii, 448 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 421-435) and indexes.
505 0 $a1. 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. Syntactic Change; -- 10. Semantic Change and Lexical Change; -- 11. Explaining Linguistic Change; -- 12. Areal Linguistics; -- 13. Distant Genetic Relationship; -- 14. Philology: The Role of Written Records; -- 15. Linguistic Prehistory
520 $aThis accessible, hands-on text 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 and exercises allow students to focus on how to do historical linguistics. Distinctive to this text is 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. Examples are taken from a broad range of languages; those from the more familiar English, French, German, and Spanish make the topics more accessible, while those from non-Indo-European languages show the depth and range of the concepts they illustrate. This second edition features expanded explanations and examples as well as updates in light of recent work in linguistics, including a defense of the family tree model, a response to recent claims on lexical diffusion/frequency, and a section on why languages diversify and spread.
650 0 $aHistorical linguistics.
655 7 $aLehrbuch.$2swd
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906 $0OCLC