Historical Linguistics: A Cognitive Grammar Introduction

by Margaret E Winters and Margaret E. Winters

Book Overview

This textbook serves a dual purpose. It is, first, a comprehensive introduction to historical linguistics, intended for both undergraduate and graduate students who have taken, at the least, an introductory course in linguistics. Secondly, unlike many such textbooks, this one is based in the theoretical framework of Cognitive Linguistics, a semantics-based theory which emphasizes the relationship between cognition and language. Descriptions and explanations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027205515
• ISBN13: 9789027205513
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 241 Pages