Hermann Paul's Principles of Language history revisited : translations and reflections / edited by Peter Auer and Robert W. Murray ; with contributions by Peter Auer [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Auer, Peter, 1954- editor.

Murray, Robert W., editor.

Fertig, David, contributor.

Series:

Linguae & litterae ; Volume 51.

Linguae & Litterae. Publications of the School of Language & Literature, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, 1869-7054 ; Volume 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages.

Comparative linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hermann Paul's Prinzipien der Sprachgeschichte served as the most important codification and development of Neogrammarian thought for more than four decades. Four well-known linguists have translated specially selected chapters of the Prinzipien into English and provide their reflections on Hermann Paul's contribution on a range of topics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Original Table of Contents

Introduction (§§ 1–10)

On the General Nature of Language Development (chapter 1, §§ 11–21)

Phonetic Change (chapter 3, §§ 32–50)

Analogy (chapter 5, §§ 75–84)

Basic Syntactic Relationships (chapter 6, §§ 85–102)

Syntactic Rebracketing (chapter 16, §§ 196–213)

References

Reflections on Hermann Paul As a Usage-Based Grammarian

Two Conceptions of Analogical Innovation/Change

Hermann Paul’s Emergent Grammar

In the Beginning was the Sound Image: Paul’s Theory of Sound Change

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110348842

3110348845

9783110384734

3110384736

OCLC:

918623334