Major developments in historical linguistics

[Lyle Campbell]

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Hi all,

I'm seeking advice.  I've been asked to come up with a
short-and-sweet statement of the state-of-the art in historical and
comparative linguistics which would survey major developments in the
field in the last 10 years.  In discussing this with a few
colleagues, I discovered there is a very wide and divergent range of
opinion concerning this.  Therefore, I am writing to ask others' what
their ideas about this are, hoping to get responses in order to make
this as informed and representative as possible.  If you write me at
my e-mail address (l.campbell at ling.canterbury.ac.nz or
lyle.campbell at canterbury.ac.nz), I'll send a summary of the responses
to HISTLING.

Thanks in advance,
Lyle

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Professor Lyle Campbell,
Dept. of Linguistics
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Fax:   64-3-364-2969
Phone: 64-3-364-2242 (office), 64-3-364-2089 (Linguistics dept)