Language Change

Autor

Jean Aitchison

Editura

Cambridge University Press

An publicare

2012

Nr. Pagini

308

ISBN

9781107678927

Categorii

Lingvistica In Limbi Străine Stiinte Limba Contemporana Lingvistica Istorica Si Comparativa Scolara

Descriere

How and why do languages change? Where does the evidence of language change come from? How do languages begin and end? This introduction to language change explores these and other questions, considering changes through time. This updated edition remains non-technical and accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of linguistics.