[Lingtyp] advice sought

Fri Oct 24 15:51:11 UTC 2025

Dear  Nigel,
since  historia is magistra uitae, I could recommend  Joseph & Janda's
*Handbook
of Historical Linguistics * (Blackwell  2003). I used this Handbook  in
many  courses according to the topic I had chosen for my lessons: e.g.
Phonological change,  Morphological  / Lexical change etc.  It contains
good informations and clear explanations
Best,
Paolo

Prof. Dr.Dr. h.c. Paolo Ramat
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Il giorno ven 24 ott 2025 alle ore 16:59 Adam Schembri via Lingtyp <
lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org> ha scritto:

> Hi Nigel
> Two of my favourites (both written by fellow Australians) are:
> https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/linguistics-an-introduction-9781350164253/
> And
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> https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/for-the-love-of-language/F2F13289DE2862283A544E14DAC76956#overview
> Thanks,
> Adam
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> *From: *Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org> on behalf of
> Nigel Vincent via Lingtyp <lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org>
> *Date: *Friday, 24 October 2025 at 12:44
> *To: *Raffaele Simone <raffaele.simone at uniroma3.it>, list, typology <
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> *Subject: *Re: [Lingtyp] advice sought
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> She's a native speaker of Danish with near-native command of English and
> Spanish.
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> Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE
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> *From:* Raffaele Simone <raffaele.simone at uniroma3.it>
> *Sent:* 24 October 2025 1:10 PM
> *To:* Nigel Vincent <nigel.vincent at manchester.ac.uk>; list, typology <
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> Dear Nigel,
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> it depends on the language.s your friend commands.
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> My *Nuovi fondamenti di linguistica*, reissued in 2024 in a totally
> rewritten and updated edition (after thirty-five reprints and a couple of
> translations, although not in English), could be a useful tool to an
> Italian-reading person.
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> Best,
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> *Da:* Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org> *Per conto di *Nigel
> Vincent via Lingtyp
> *Inviato:* venerdì 24 ottobre 2025 12:51
> *A:* list, typology <lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org>
> *Oggetto:* [Lingtyp] advice sought
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> Dear All,
>
> A friend has asked me to recommend a good basic introduction to
> linguistics. It's nearly 20 years since I taught any intro courses and I
> haven't kept up with the relevant literature. I'd like to suggest to her
> something that covers most subfields and with no particular theoretical
> slant. What would colleagues recommend? Advice gratefully received.
>
> Best
>
> Nigel
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> Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE
> Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics
> The University of Manchester
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> Linguistics & English Language
> School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
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> The University of Manchester
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