TY  - BOOK
AU  - Trask,R.L.
TI  - Historical Linguistics
SN  - 0340607580 (pbk.)
AV  - P140 .T74 1996
PY  - 1996///
CY  - London
PB  - Arnold
KW  - Historical linguistics
KW  - Comparative linguistics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [410]-422) and index; The fact of language change; lexical and semantic change; phonological change - change in pronunciation; phonological change - change in phonological systems; morphological change; syntactic change; relatedness between languages; the comparative method and reconstruction; internal reconstruction; the origin and propagation of change; contact and the birth and death of languages; language and prehistory; very remote relations
N2  - An introduction to historical linguistics designed for students with no background in the subject. The book introduces all major types of change, consequences of change, and methods in historical linguistics. A range of exercises is included at the end of each chapter
ER  -