Principles of Historical Linguistics

Historical linguistic theory and practice consist of a large number of chronological "layers" that have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanence of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change, analogy, and borrowing, to prosodic, lexical, morphological, and syntactic change, and to present-day views on rule change and the effects of language contact. To get a full grasp of the principles of historical linguistics it is therefore necessary to understand the nature of each of these "layers". This book is a major revision and reorganization of the earlier editions and adds entirely new chapters on morphological change and lexical change, as well as a detailed discussion of linguistic palaeontology and ideological responses to the findings of historical linguistics to this landmark publication.

About the author

Hans Henrich Hock, University of Illinois, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Hans Henrich Hock
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.07.2023
• EAN: 9783110750263
• ISBN: 978-3-11-075026-3
• No. of pages: 1074
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 64 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 981 g
• Illustrations: 127 b/w ill., 23 b/w maps, 57 b/w graphics
• Series: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]; ISSN; Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM], 34
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics