Date: 06-Dec-2009 From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com> Subject: Historical Linguistics 2007: Dufresne, Dupuis, Vocaj (Eds) E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Historical Linguistics 2007
Subtitle: Selected papers from the 18th International Conference on Historical
Linguistics, Montreal, 6–11 August 2007
Series Title: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 308
Published: 2009
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Editor: Monique Dufresne
Editor: Fernande Dupuis
Editor: Etleva Vocaj
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027288813 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027288813 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027248244 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027248244 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Abstract:
For more than three decades, the International Conference on Historical Linguistics (ICHL) has been characterized by diversity, both in terms of the theoretical frameworks used by its researchers and the wide variety of languages that are analyzed. ICHL 18, which took place at the Université du Québec à Montréal in August 2007, was no exception to the continuation of this tradition. The articles in the present volume encompass many different approaches and a wide range of theories, including grammaticalization, generative approaches to linguistic change and variation, reanalysis, the use of analogy, and the interplay between internal and external factors. The volume is divided into four sections, dealing with phonology, with syntax, morphology, and semantics, with external factors in linguistic change, and with tools and methodologies. This way, this volume aims to be a reflection of the diverse trends in current historical linguistic study.
Linguistic Field(s):
Historical Linguistics
Linguistic Theories