Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hock, Hans Henrich

Titel

Principles of Historical Linguistics

Auflage

Second Edition.

Ort / Verlag

Germany: De Gruyter

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 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. '[...] a manual and state-of-the-art-report for readers already committed to linguistic study.' O. W. Robinson in: Journal of English and German Philology