24.2732, Books: Historical Linguistics: Campbell

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Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:35:17
From: Anna Glazier [Anna.Glazier at eup.ed.ac.uk]
Subject: Historical Linguistics: Campbell

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Title: Historical Linguistics 
Subtitle: An Introduction, 3rd edition 
Publication Year: 2013 
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
	   http://www.euppublishing.com

Book URL: http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748645947 

Author: Lyle Campbell

Electronic: ISBN:  9780748675593 Pages: 512 Price: U.K. £ 75.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9780748646012 Pages: 512 Price: U.K. £ 75.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9780748645947 Pages: 512 Price: U.K. £ 24.99

Abstract:

This state-of-the-art, practical introduction to historical linguistics – the
study of language change – does not just talk about topics. With abundant
examples and exercises, it helps students learn for themselves how to do
historical linguistics.

Distinctive to the book is its combination of the standard traditional topics
with others now considered vital to historical linguistics: explanations of
why languages change; sociolinguistic aspects of linguistic change; syntactic
change and grammaticalisation; distant genetic relationships (how to show that
languages are related); and linguistic prehistory. In addition, this third
edition contains two new chapters on morphological change and quantitative
approaches; a much expanded chapter on language contact with new sections on
pidgins and creoles, mixed languages, and endangered languages; new sections
on the language families and language isolates of the world; examination of
specific proposals of distant genetic relationship; and a new section on
writing systems.

With its clear, readable style, expert guidance and comprehensive coverage,
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction is not only an invaluable textbook for
students coming to the subject for the first time, but also an enlightening
read for specialists in the field and non-specialists alike.

Features
*Practical hands-on approach to the subject, including numerous student
exercises
*Examples taken from a wide range of languages, including numerous
non-Indo-European languages, to illustrate concepts and methods
*Engaging writing style combined with insightful coverage makes this an
engrossing introduction

This book is available in North America from the MIT Press.

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics

Written In: English  (eng)

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