24.2546, Books: Historical Linguistics: Ringe, Eska

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Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 15:13:21
From: Joyce Reid [jreid at cambridge.org]
Subject: Historical Linguistics: Ringe, Eska

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Title: Historical Linguistics 
Subtitle: Toward a Twenty-First Century Reintegration 
Publication Year: 2013 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://us.cambridge.org

Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/isbn/item6888448/?site_locale=en_US 

Author: Donald A. Ringe
Author: Joseph F. Eska

Electronic: ISBN:  9781139602822 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 32.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9780521583329 Pages: 325 Price: U.S. $ 105.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9780521587112 Pages: 325 Price: U.S. $ 39.99

Abstract:

Bringing the advances of theoretical linguistics to the study of language
change in a systematic way, this innovative textbook demonstrates the mutual
relevance of historical linguistics and contemporary linguistics. Numerous
case studies throughout the book show both that theoretical linguistics can be
used to solve problems where traditional approaches to historical linguistics
have failed to produce satisfying results, and that the results of historical
research can have an impact on theory. The book first explains the nature of
human language and the sources of language change in broad terms. It then
focuses on different types of language change from contemporary viewpoints,
before exploring comparative reconstruction  - the most spectacular success of
traditional historical linguistics  -and the problems inherent in trying to
devise new methods for linguistic comparison. Positioned at the cutting edge
of the field, the book argues that this approach can and should lead to the
re-integration of historical linguistics as one of the core areas in the study
of language.

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Linguistic Theories

Written In: English  (eng)

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