Historical Linguistics 1991
Author | : Jaap van Marle |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 1993-08-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789027277046 |
ISBN-13 | : 9027277044 |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Download or read book Historical Linguistics 1991 written by Jaap van Marle and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1993-08-06 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains 22 of the 95 papers presented during ICHL 10. The articles included here clearly reflect the on-going interest in the general mechanisms of language change, the close relationship between present-day historical linguistics and linguistic theory, and the renewed interest in language contact. The papers deal with more general issues as well as with specific problems in diverse languages and language groups. The volume contains three indexes: of names, of languages, and of subjects.