The Comparative Method Reviewed: Regularity and Irregularity in Language Change - Tapa dura

 
9780195066074: The Comparative Method Reviewed: Regularity and Irregularity in Language Change
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ISBN 10: 0195066073 ISBN 13: 9780195066074
Editorial: OUP USA, 1996

Sinopsis

Durie and Ross have drawn together previously unpublished papers by linguists engaged in historical reconstruction, on the subject of regularity and irregularity in the comparative method. A number of language families are represented.

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De la contraportada

Historical reconstruction of languages relies on the comparative method, which itself depends on the notion of the regularity of change. The regularity of sound change is the famous Neogrammarian Hypothesis: "sound change takes place according to laws that admit no exception". The comparative method, however, is not restricted to the consideration of sound change, and neither is the assumption of regularity. Syntactic, morphological, and semantic change are all amenable in varying degrees to comparative reconstruction, and each type of change is constrained in ways that enable the researcher to distinguish between regular and more irregular changes. This volume draws together studies by scholars engaged in historical reconstruction, all focussing on the subject of regularity and irregularity in the comparative method. A wide range of languages is represented, with detailed discussion of data from Australia, Papua New Guinea, Austronesia, North and Central America, East Asia, and Europe.

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Editorial
OUP USA
Año de publicación
1996
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0195066073
ISBN 13 
9780195066074
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
336
Editor
Durie Mark, Ross Malcolm
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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