Why Do Languages Change?

R.L. Trask, revised by Robert McColl Millar

ISBN 10: 0521546931 / ISBN 13: 9780521546935

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Beschreibung

Pbk, 198p. A clean unmrked copy, condition as new [Historical linguistics]. p600 / m8139.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008139

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Why Do Languages Change?
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0521546931
• ISBN-13: 9780521546935
• Einband: Soft cover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: As New
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Packed with fascinating examples, this entertaining book explores changes in the English language over time.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

R. L. Trask was a world authority on the Basque language and on historical linguistics. He wrote both academic and popular books, notably on grammar, punctuation, and English style and usage. His publications include Language: The Basics (1995) and Mind the Gaffe (2001). At the time of his death in 2004, he was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex.