Principles of Historical Linguistics.
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Author / Creator: | Hock, Hans Henrich. |
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Imprint: | Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, 1991. |
Description: | 1 online resource (760 pages) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11103304 |
ISBN: | 9783110219135 3110219131 |
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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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