An Introduction to Historical Linguistics, 4th Edition

by Claire Bowern and Terry Crowley

Book Overview

All languages change, just as other aspects of human society are constantly changing. This book is an introduction to the concepts and techniques of diachronic linguistics, the study of language change over time. It covers all themajor areas of historical linguistics, presenting concepts in a clear and concise way. Examples are given from a wide range of languages, with special emphasis on the languages of Australia and the Pacific. While the needs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195365542
• ISBN13: 9780195365542
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

as a textbook

This is a textbook used for my introductory comparative and historical linguistics course. It is a good choice because it is easy to read and to understand. It provides foundation knowledge on languages formation then begins to discuss different topics covered in the comparative and historical linguistics. It gives plenty of exercises for practice and discussion. (unfortunately there is no solution provided) Some of them are pretty challenging and need some thoughts to solve them. I highly recommend this book you all of you.