Principles of Historical Linguistics / Hans Henrich Hock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hock, Hans Henrich, Author.

Series:

Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (736 pages).

Edition:

2nd printing. Reprint 2019

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Historical linguistic theory and practice contains a great number of different 'layers' which have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanency of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change and analogy to present-day ideas on rule change and language mixture. To get a full grasp of the principles of historical linguistics it is therefore necessary to understand the nature and justifications (or shortcomings) of each of these 'layers', not just to look for a single 'overarching' theory. The major purpose of the book is to provide in up-to-date form such an understanding of the principles of historical linguistics and the related fields of comparative linguistics and linguistic reconstruction. In addition, the book provides a very broad exemplification of the principles of historical linguistics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Maps and charts

1. Introduction

2. Phonetics, transcription, terminology, abbreviations

3. Sound change: The regularity hypothesis

4. Sound change and phonological contrast

5. Sound change: Assimilation, weakening, loss

6. Sound change: Dissimilation, haplology, 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: Koinés, 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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Jan 2020)

ISBN:

9783110871975

3110871971

OCLC:

1138480538