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Principles of Historical Linguistics, Second Edition, revised and updated
Principles of Historical Linguistics, Second Edition, revised and updatedPrinciples of Historical Linguistics, Second Edition, revised and updated

Principles of Historical Linguistics, Second Edition, revised and updated

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PublisherMouton de Gruyter
Copyright HolderWalter de Gruyter & Co.
Typeset byArthur Collignon GmbH
Printed byRatzlow-Druck
Bound byDieter Mikolai
About/SubjectHistorical Linguistics
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationBerlin • New York
This Edition Published1991
Copyright1991
Pages / Font744 pages
Library of Congress Classification NumberP140.HG 1991
Dewey Decimal Classification Number417'.7—dc20
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number91-10418
ISBN 100-89925-851-4
ISBN 103-11-012962-0
ISBN 13978-3-11-012962-5
Barcode (EAN)9783110129625
ChaptersPreface Maps and charts 1. Introduction 2. Phonetics, transcription, terminology, abbreviations 3. Sound change: The regularity hypothesis 4. Sound change and phonological contrast 5. Sound change: Assimilation, weakening, loss 6. Sound change: Dissimilation, haplology, metathesis 7. Sound change: Epenthesis, elimination of hiatus, other changes 8. Sound change: Structure and function 9. Analogy: General discussion and typology 10. Analogy: Tendencies of analogical change 11. Analogy and generative grammar 12. Semantic change 13. Syntactic change 14. Linguistic contact: Lexical borrowing 15. Linguistic contact: Dialectology 16. Linguistic contact: Koinés, convergence, pidgins, creoles, language death 17. Internal reconstruction 18. Comparative method: Establishing linguistic relationship 19. Comparative reconstruction 20. Linguistic change: Its nature and causes Notes References Index
NotesPrinted in Germany
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