LINGUIST List 12.3117

Mon Dec 17 2001

Books: Historical Linguistics

Editor for this issue: Richard John Harvey <richardlinguistlist.org>

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1. Julia Ulrich, Historical Ling: Principles of Historical Linguistics, Hock.

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PRINCIPLES OF HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
Hans Henrich Hock

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1991. 23 x 15,5 cm. xiv, 744 pages. 18 figures.
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ISBN 3-11-012962-0

This work appeared originally as volume 34 of the series
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS - STUDIES AND MONOGRAPHS


This book provides an understanding of the principles of historical
linguistics and the related fields of comparative linguistics and
linguistic reconstruction. In addition, it provides a very broad
exemplification for the principles of historical linguistics.


FROM THE CONTENTS

Preface

Maps and charts

1. Introduction
2. Phonetics, transcriptions, terminology, abbreviations
3. Sound change: The regularity hypothesis
4. Sound change and phonological contrast
5. Sound change: Assimilation, weakening, loss
6. Sound change: Dissimilation, hapology, 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: Koin�s, 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

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