Linguistic Change: An Introduction To The Historical Study Of Language (1917) - Softcover

Sturtevant, E. H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 143707197X ISBN 13: 9781437071979

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008

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Linguistic Change: An Introduction To The Historical Study Of Language is a book written by E. H. Sturtevant and first published in 1917. The book is an introduction to the study of how languages change over time, and it covers a wide range of topics related to historical linguistics.The book begins with an overview of the history of the study of language change and the different theories that have been proposed to explain it. It then goes on to discuss the various types of linguistic change, including sound change, grammatical change, and semantic change.The book also covers the methods that linguists use to study language change, including comparative linguistics, the study of written texts, and the analysis of dialects and language variation. It also explores the role of language contact in driving linguistic change, as well as the social and cultural factors that can influence language change.Throughout the book, Sturtevant uses examples from a variety of languages to illustrate his points, including English, French, Latin, and Greek. He also includes exercises and discussion questions at the end of each chapter to help readers deepen their understanding of the material.Overall, Linguistic Change: An Introduction To The Historical Study Of Language is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of language change, and it remains a valuable resource for students and scholars of linguistics today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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This little book, which has grown out of lectures to students beginning their scientific study of language, is primarily intended as a textbook for similar introductory courses. It is hoped, however, that it will appeal to a wider public, and consequently technical terms and symbols that are not familiar to all educated people have been eliminated as far as possible. Some readers will be offended at the lack of any exact system of phonetic notation; but such a notation would have required a long explanation, which some readers would have skipped, and which would have caused others to lay the book aside. No real ambiguity seems to result from our attempt to use ordinary symbols and terms in their familiar values. Since the book is the result of reading and thought extending over more than fifteen years, the author cannot now recall the source of each idea expressed. He is under obligation at some point or many to most of the standard works on linguistics. In addition to books mentioned in the text and to the handbooks which stand at the elbow of every linguist, we may specify Paul Passy sP etite phonetique compares and Leonard Bloomfield sA nI ntroduction to theS tudy of Language. Much of the book, perhaps more than the author is aware, is traceable to the classroom lectures of Professors William Gardner Hale, Frank Frost A bbott, and Carl Darling Buck. Dr. W. M.
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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 143707197X
• ISBN 13: 9781437071979
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 196
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