An Introduction to Historical Linguistics - Softcover

Crowley, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195583787 ISBN 13: 9780195583786

Verlag: OUP Australia & New Zealand, 1998

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Book by Crowley Terry

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Reseña del editor:

New edition of an introductory text in historical linguistics which draws on the languages of Australia and the Pacific for its examples. This third edition includes new material relating to paleolinguistics, ergative to accusative change, lexical specialization, lexicostatistics and glottochronology, and word order change.

Reseña del editor:

An introduction to the study of language change over time. The text covers all major areas of the subject, presenting concepts in a clear and accessible fashion. While examples are given from a wide range of languages, most major concepts and techniques are illustrated by material drawn from the languages of Australia and the Pacific.

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• Verlag: OUP Australia & New Zealand
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0195583787
• ISBN 13: 9780195583786
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 342