Product details
ISBN
9780415085632
Published
1994-04-28
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight
190 gr
Height
246 mm
Width
174 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
102
Author
Biographical note
Larry Trask, University of SussexIn Language Change , R. L. Trask uses data from English and other languages to introduce the concepts central to language change.
Language Change:
- covers the most frequent types of language change and how languages are born and die
- uses data-based exercises to show how languages change
- looks at other key areas such as attitudes to language change, and the consequences of changing language.
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This text uses data from English and other languages to introduce the concepts central to language change. It covers the most frequent types of change, and how languages are born and die. It also looks at other key areas, such as attitudes to language change, and the consequences.
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Ways of using this book Unit 1: Language is Always Changing Unit 2: English in the Past Unit 3: Borrowing Words Unit 4: Creating Words 5: Change in Pronunciation 6: Change in Spelling Unit 7: Change in Grammar Unit 8: Change in Meaning Unit 9: The Origin of Dialects Unit 10: Relatedness Between Languages Unit 11: More Remote Relations Unit 12: The Birth and Death of Languages Unit 13: Attitudes Towards Language Change Unit 14: Putting It All Together Further Reading Appendix Index
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Product details
ISBN
9780415085632
Published
1994-04-28
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight
190 gr
Height
246 mm
Width
174 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
102
Author