Papers from the 3rd International Conference on Historical Linguistics / edited by J. Peter Maher, Allan R. Bomhard and E.F. Konrad Koerner.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Maher, J. Peter (John Peter)

Bomhard, Allan R.

Koerner, E. F. K.

Conference Name:

International Conference on Historical Linguistics (3rd : 1977 : Hamburg, Germany)

International Conference on Historical Linguistics

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 13.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical linguistics--Congresses.

Historical linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (450 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Papers from the Third International Conference on Historical Linguistics.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The papers in this volume are a selection from those presented at the 3rd International Conference on Historical Linguistics (ICHL), held in 1977 at the University of Hamburg. These selected papers deal with a wide variety of issues, some from a more general-theoretical perspective, some deriving new theoretical insights from language data ranging from Ojibwa to Old-Saxon.

Contents:

PAPERS from the 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE; PROGRAM OF III.=3.ICHL; Table of contents; SYNCHRONIC, DIACHRONIC, AND PANCHRONIC LINGUISTICS; NOTE:; REFERENCES:; THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN DIACHRONIC LINGUISTICS AND DIALECTOLOGY: SOME REFINEMENTS OF TRUDGILLS FORMULA; 0. ABSTRACT; 1. DIALECT BORROWING AS A MEANS OF LANGUAGE CHANGE; 2. CRITICISM OF DIALECT BORROWING AS AN EXPLANATION OF LANGUAGE CHANGE; 3. TRUDGILL'S FORMULA

4. TESTING TRUDGILL'S FORMULA: THE INFLUENCE OF THE DIALECT OF AMSTERDAM ON THE DIALECTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD5. FINAL REMARKS; NOTES :; REFERENCES :; DEVELOPMENT OF TONES IN LANGUAGES WITH DISTINCTIVE TONAL ACCENTS; NOTES:; REFERENCES:; DIACHRONY IN SYNCHRONY; 0. SYNCHRONY AND DIACHRONY DEFINED; 1. EARLIEST EVIDENCE; 2. 19TH CENTURY HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS; 3. PHILOLOGISTS; 4. TRADITIONAL DIALECTOLOGISTS; 5. TRADITIONAL GRAMMARIANS; 6. STRUCTURALISTS; 7. T.G. LINGUISTS; 8. SOCIOLINGUISTS; 9. VARIATIONISTS; 10. PRESCRIPTIVISTS; 11. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; NOTES:; REFERENCES:

DETERMINISM IN LINGUISTICS: NEOGRAMMARIAN AND TRANSFORMATIONALISTREFERENCES:; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TONE PATTERNS; INTRODUCTION; TONAL DEVELOPMENT DUE TO CONSONANTAL INFLUENCE; TONAL DEVELOPMENT AND VOWELS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES :; SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM TELEOLOGY IN LINGUISTIC CHANGE; 1. PRELIMINARY REMARKS; 2. A JUSTIFICATION OF TELEOLOGY; 3. TERMINOLOGICAL CLARIFICATIONS; 4. THE GOAL OF SHORT-TERM TELEOLOGICAL CHANGE; 5. SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN THE OVER-ALL LINGUISTIC SYSTEM; 6. TELEOLOGICAL EXPLANATION OF SHORT-TERM CHANGE

7. THE INDIVIDUAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL VERSION OF THE TELEOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONOF SHORT-TERM CHANGE EQUALS RATIONAL EXPLANATION8. LONG-TERM TELEOLOGICAL CHANGE OR DRIFT; 9. EXAMPLES; A. Phonology and Morphology; 10. A COMPARISON WITH ANDERSEN'S (1974) TYPOLOGY OF LINGUISTIC CHANGE; 11. CONCLUDING REMARK; NOTES:; REFERENCES:; SOUND CHANGE AND PERCEPTUAL COMPENSATION; NOTES:; REFERENCES:; THE NEOGRAMMARIAN DOCTRINE: BREAKTHROUGH OR EXTENSION OF THE SCHLEICHERIAN PARADIGM A PROBLEM IN LINGUISTIC HISTORIOGRAPHY; 1.0 The Problem Defined; 2.0 Theoretical Presuppositions

3.0 Considerations for the Historical Argument4.0 'Schleicherian Paradigm' vs 'Neogrammarian Breakthrough'; 5.0 Concluding Remarks; NOTES; REFERENCES; OBSERVATIONS ON THE SOURCES, TRANSMISSION, AND MEANING OF 'INDO-EUROPEAN' AND RELATED TERMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LINGUISTICS; 1.0 Notes on the development of the concept of 'Indo-European'; 2.0 On the origin of 'Indo-European'; 3.0 On the origin of 'Indo-Germanic '; 4.0 On the origin, uses and abuses of 'Aryan'; 5.0 Concluding Remarks; NOTES; REFERENCES; SEMANTIC INVESTITURE OF UNDERSPECIFIED UNITS IN SYNTAX

1. THE ""PROBLEM"": INFINITIVAL POSTMODIFIERS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31431-2

9786613314314

90-272-8070-3

OCLC:

760055206