Inhaltsangabe:
Linguistic Change: An Introduction to the Historical Study of Language is a book written by E. H. Sturtevant and first published in 1917. The book is a comprehensive introduction to the study of historical linguistics, which is the study of how languages change over time. The book is divided into three parts. The first part provides an overview of the principles of linguistic change and the historical development of language. The second part focuses on the methods and techniques used in the study of historical linguistics, including the analysis of sound changes, the reconstruction of proto-languages, and the study of language families. The third part of the book explores the historical development of specific languages, including English, Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit. The author provides detailed examples of linguistic changes in each language, and discusses the factors that have influenced these changes over time. Linguistic Change: An Introduction to the Historical Study of Language is a valuable resource for students and scholars of linguistics, as well as anyone interested in the history and development of language. The book is written in a clear and accessible style, and provides a thorough introduction to the study of historical linguistics.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Reseña del editor:
This little book, which has grown out of lectures to students beginning their scientific study of language, is primarily intended as a textbook for similar introductory courses. It is hoped, however, that it will appeal to a wider public, and consequently technical terms and symbols that are not familiar to all educated people have been eliminated as far as possible. Some readers will be offended at the lack of any exact system of phonetic notation; but such a notation would have required a long explanation, which some readers would have skipped, and which would have caused others to lay the book aside. No real ambiguity seems to result from our attempt to use ordinary symbols and terms in their familiar values. Since the book is the result of reading and thought extending over more than fifteen years, the author cannot now recall the source of each idea expressed. He is under obligation at some point or many to most of the standard works on linguistics. In addition to books mentioned in the text and to the handbooks which stand at the elbow of every linguist, we may specify Paul Passy sP etite phonetique compares and Leonard Bloomfield sA nI ntroduction to theS tudy of Language. Much of the book, perhaps more than the author is aware, is traceable to the classroom lectures of Professors William Gardner Hale, Frank Frost A bbott, and Carl Darling Buck. Dr. W. M.
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