Language Change
1st Edition
Published on 31. March 2016
Book
Hardback
102 pages
978-1-138-14262-6 (ISBN)
Description
In Language Change , R. L. Trask uses data from English and other languages to introduce the concepts central to language change.
Language Change:
covers the most frequent types of language change and how languages are born and die
uses data-based exercises to show how languages change
looks at other key areas such as attitudes to language change, and the consequences of changing language.
Language Change:
covers the most frequent types of language change and how languages are born and die
uses data-based exercises to show how languages change
looks at other key areas such as attitudes to language change, and the consequences of changing language.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-14262-6 (9781138142626)
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Content
Ways of using this book Unit 1: Language is Always Changing Unit 2: English in the Past Unit 3: Borrowing Words Unit 4: Creating Words 5: Change in Pronunciation 6: Change in Spelling Unit 7: Change in Grammar Unit 8: Change in Meaning Unit 9: The Origin of Dialects Unit 10: Relatedness Between Languages Unit 11: More Remote Relations Unit 12: The Birth and Death of Languages Unit 13: Attitudes Towards Language Change Unit 14: Putting It All Together Further Reading Appendix Index