Trask's Historical Linguistics
Title | Trask's Historical Linguistics PDF eBook |
Author | Robert McColl Millar |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 518 |
Release | 2023-05-18 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1000861155 |
Trask’s Historical Linguistics provides an accessible introduction to historical linguistics – the study of language change over time. This engaging book is illustrated with language examples from all six continents, and covers the fundamental concepts of language change, methods for historical linguistics, linguistic reconstruction, sociolinguistic aspects of language change, language contact, the birth and death of languages, language and prehistory, and the issue of very remote relations. The fourth edition of this renowned textbook is fully revised and updated and covers the most recent developments in historical linguistics, including: A thorough reworking of sections on morphological and syntactic change, incorporating progress in areas such as grammaticalization and the discussion of the Indo-European ‘homeland’ Discussion and analysis of ‘folk’ historical linguistics and its connection with some of the more eccentric views of professional linguists An expanded discussion of language contact, historical sociolinguistics, and language planning, including a discussion of contemporary competing views on the genesis and nature of creoles, and their importance in our understanding of radical linguistic change Updated support material including suggestions for essay questions and a larger number of supporting examples of the phenomena described in the book Trask’s Historical Linguistics is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of historical linguistics as well as any student looking for a grounded introduction to the English language.
Trask's Historical Linguistics
Title | Trask's Historical Linguistics PDF eBook |
Author | Robert McColl Millar |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 413 |
Release | 2015-02-20 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1317541774 |
Trask’s Historical Linguistics, Third Edition, is an accessible introduction to historical linguistics – the study of language change over time. This engaging book is illustrated with language examples from all six continents, and covers the fundamental concepts of language change, methods for historical linguistics, linguistic reconstruction, sociolinguistic aspects of language change, language contact, the birth and death of languages, language and prehistory and the issue of very remote relations. This third edition of the renowned Trask’s Historical Linguistics is fully revised and updated and covers the most recent developments in historical linguistics, including: more detail on morphological change including cutting-edge discussions of iconization coverage of recent developments in sociolinguistic explanations of variation and change new case studies focusing on Germanic languages and American and New Zealand English, and updated exercises covering each of the topics within the book a brand new companion website featuring material for both professors and students, including discussion questions and further exercises as well as commentaries on the exercises within the book. Trask’s Historical Linguistics is essential reading for all students of language, linguistics and related disciplines. The accompanying website can be found at www.routledge.com/cw/trask
Trask's Historical Linguistics
Title | Trask's Historical Linguistics PDF eBook |
Author | Robert McColl Millar |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023 |
Genre | Comparative linguistics |
ISBN | 9781003125136 |
"Trask's Historical Linguistics provides an accessible introduction to historical linguistics - the study of language change over time. This engaging book is illustrated with language examples from all six continents, and covers the fundamental concepts of language change, methods for historical linguistics, linguistic reconstruction, sociolinguistic aspects of language change, language contact, the birth and death of languages, language and prehistory and the issue of very remote relations. This fourth edition of this renowned textbook is fully revised and updated and covers the most recent developments in historical linguistics"--
Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics
Title | Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics PDF eBook |
Author | Trask R. L. Trask |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2019-08-08 |
Genre | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES |
ISBN | 1474473318 |
Historical and comparative linguistics has been a major scholarly discipline for 200 years, and yet this is the first dictionary ever devoted to it. With nearly 2400 entries, this dictionary covers every aspect of the subject, from the most venerable work to the exciting advances of the last few years, many of which have not even made it into textbooks yet.All of the traditional terms are here, but so are the terms only introduced recently, in connection with such varied subjects as pidgin and creole languages, the sociolinguistic study of language change, mathematical and computational methods, the novel approaches to linguistic geography, the controversial proposals of new and vast language families, and the attempts at relating the results of the historical linguists to those of the archaeologists, the anthropologists and the geneticists.More than just a dictionary, this book provides genuine linguistic examples of most of the terms entered, detailed explanations of fundamental concepts, critical assessment of controversial ideas, cross-references to related terms, and an abundance of references to the original literature.Features:*The first dictionary in the field.*Comprehensive coverage.*Clearly written and accurate entries.*Covers traditional and contemporary terminology.*Provides linguistic examples of terms defined.*Supplies numerous cross-references to related terms.*Includes hundreds of references to the original literature.
Historical Linguistics
Title | Historical Linguistics PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Lawrence Trask |
Publisher | Hodder Education Publishers |
Pages | 430 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Comparative linguistics |
ISBN | 9780340662953 |
This is a major new introduction to historical linguistics, designed for students who have no background in historical linguistics but who have at least some knowledge of phonetics, phonology and morphology.
Why Do Languages Change?
Title | Why Do Languages Change? PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Lawrence Trask |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0521838029 |
Packed with fascinating examples, this entertaining book explores changes in the English language over time.
Introducing Linguistics
Title | Introducing Linguistics PDF eBook |
Author | R. L. Trask |
Publisher | Icon Books Ltd |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 2014-06-05 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1848317719 |
Covering thinkers from Aristotle to Saussure and Chomsky, "Introducing Linguistics" reveals the rules and beauty that underlie language, our most human skill.