Introduction to Historical Linguistics
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Introduction to Historical Linguistics

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eBook - ePub

Introduction to Historical Linguistics

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Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1972, this introductory text deals with human language and its relationship to other areas of human culture and behavior. Discussions include such diverse topics as the classification of languages, sound and grammar changes, reconstruction, and social and psychological factors involved in the history and development of language.

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Table of contents

  1. Illustrations
  2. Preface
  3. 1. The Scope of Comparative and Historical Linguistics
  4. 2. Philology and Field Work
  5. 3. Genetic Classification of Languages
  6. 4. Language Families
  7. 5. Sound Change
  8. 6. Types of Sound Change
  9. 7. Reconstruction
  10. 8. Indo-European
  11. 9. Analogy
  12. 10. Change in Grammar
  13. 11. Semantic Change
  14. 12. Borrowing
  15. 13. Social and Psychological Factors
  16. 14. Generative Grammar
  17. 15. Language and History
  18. Appendix 1: Basic Elements of Phonetics
  19. Appendix 2: Writing Rules
  20. Bibliography