Bloomsbury companion to historical linguistics. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Silvia Luraghi and Vit Bubenik.
• Editors: Luraghi, Silvia, 1958-; Bubeník, Vít, 1942-
• Contents: List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsEditor's Introduction1. Historical linguistics: history, sources and resources Silvia Luraghi and Vit Bubenik Part I: Methodology2. Sound change and the comparative method: the science of historical reconstruction John Hewson3. Internal reconstruction Brian D. Joseph4. Typology and universals Hans H. Hock5. Internal language classification Søren WichmannPart II: Phonological change6. Segmental phonological change Joseph Salmons7. Suprasegmental and prosodic historical phonology Hans Henrich HockPart III: Morphological and Grammatical change8. From morphologization to demorphologization Henning Andersen9. Analogical change Livio Gaeta\ 10. Change in grammatical categories Vit BubenikPart IV: Syntactic change11. Word order Jan Terje Faarlund12. The rise (and possible downfall) of configurationality Silvia Luraghi13. Subordination Dorothy Disterheft and Carlotta Viti14. Alignment Geoffrey HaigPart V: Semantico-Pragmatic Change15. Grammaticalization Elizabeth Closs Traugott16. Semantic change Eugenio R. Luján17. Etymology Thomas KrischPart VI: Explanation of Language Change18. Language contact Bridget Drinka19. Regional and social dialectology J. K. Chambers20. Causes of language change Silvia Luraghi A-Z Historical LinguisticsReferencesIndex of SubjectsIndex of AuthorsIndex of Languages.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (448 pages)
• Subjects: 417.7; Historical linguistics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441149664
• Related ISBNs: 144114966X; 9781441130105
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