Principles of Historical Linguistics.

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Author / Creator:	Hock, Hans Henrich.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, 1991.
Description:	1 online resource (760 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Historical linguistics. Historical linguistics. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11103304

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ISBN:	9783110219135 3110219131
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	Historical linguistic theory and practice contains a great number of different 'layers' which have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanency of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change and analogy to present-day ideas on rule change and language mixture. To get a full grasp of the principles of historical linguistics it is therefore necessary to understand the nature and justifications (or shortcomings) of each of these 'layers', not just to look for a single 'overarching' theory. The major purpose of the book is to provide in up-to-
Other form:	Print version: Hock, Hans Henrich. Principles of Historical Linguistics. Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, ©1991 9783110129625

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