Understanding Language Change

List of contents

Chapter One: Setting the Scene
Chapter Two: Changes to the Lexicon
Chapter Three: Changes to the Semantics
Chapter Four: Changes in Sound Structure
Chapter Five: Change in Word Structure
Chapter Six: Change in Sentence Structure
Chapter Seven: The Spread of Change
Chapter Eight: Languages in Contact
Chapter Nine: Relatedness between Languages
Chapter Ten: An end on't

About the author

Kate Burridge is Professor and Chair of Linguistics at Monash University, Australia.
Alexander Bergs is Professor and Chair of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Osnabrück, Germany.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Bergs, Bergs Alexander, Kate Burridge, Kate Bergs Burridge, Burridge Kate
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2016
• EAN: 9780415713382
• ISBN: 978-0-415-71338-2
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Understanding Language
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Language: reference and general, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics