Provides students with a more profound understanding of the sociolinguistic forces which initiate or encourage language change.
Sociolinguistics provides a powerful instrument by which we can interpret the contemporary and near-contemporary use of language in relation to the society in which speakers live. Almost since the beginning of the discipline, however, attempts have been made to extrapolate backw…
'English Historical Sociolinguistics' provides students with a more profound understanding of the sociolinguistic forces which initiate or encourage language change.
Sociolinguistics provides a powerful instrument by which we can interpret the contemporary and near-contemporary use of language in relation to the society in which speakers live. Almost since the beginning of the discipline, however, attempts have been made to extrapolate backw…
"Trask's Historical Linguistics is an approachable and engaging introduction to historical linguistics - the study of language change over time. This third edition discusses language change, linguistic reconstruction, the birth and death of languages using language examples from…
"Trask's Historical Linguistics is an approachable and engaging introduction to historical linguistics - the study of language change over time. This third edition discusses language change, linguistic reconstruction, the birth and death of languages using language examples from…
"Trask's Historical Linguistics is an approachable and engaging introduction to historical linguistics - the study of language change over time. This third edition discusses language change, linguistic reconstruction, the birth and death of languages using language examples from…
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