Isbn: 9780521117166 - on explaining language change (cambridge studies in linguistics, 27, band 27) (8 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Like New. No Jacket. first digital printing. Clean, Tight, Like New Condition. No Reading Or Shelf Wear. No Inscriptions Or Notations . Two Tone Blue Glossy Card Covers With White Lettering. In Excllent Condition.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780521117166. …

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780521117166.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780521117166.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Dr Lass argues that theoretical constructs of language change should be based more on philosophy than the physical sciences. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 200 pages. 8.90x5.98x0.71 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Roger Lass is concerned about the nature of argumentation within linguistics and the status of its data and theoretical constructs. Through an examination of standard strategies of explanation in historical linguistics (particularly of phonological change), in the light of past approaches to scientific epistemology, Dr Lass convincingly demonstrates that attempts to model explanations of linguistic change on those of the physical sciences are failures both in practice and in principle. Linguists can neither assimilate their discipline crudely to the natural or the other human sciences nor, at the other extreme, shelter behind the notion of a private self-validating paradigm. Although Dr Lass outlines some tentative paths towards an alternative epistemology, his main concern is that linguists should confront the philosophical implications of their subject, and he raises questions which both linguists and philosophers will need to consider.…