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Author: April M. S. McMahon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994-03-17
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780521446655
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis textbook analyses changes from every area of grammar and addresses recent developments in socio-historical linguistics.
Author: William Croft
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780582356771
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWilliam Croft's text weaves together recent research findings from sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, grammatical change, pragmatics, social variation, language contact and genetic linguistics.
Author: Kate Burridge
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2016-11-03
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 1315463008
DOWNLOAD EBOOK2 Changes to the lexicon -- Introduction -- 2.1 Gaining words - lexical addition -- 2.1.1 Compounding -- 2.1.2 Affixation -- 2.1.3 Backformation -- 2.1.4 Conversion -- 2.1.5 Abbreviation -- 2.1.6 Acronyms -- 2.1.7 Blending -- 2.1.8 Commonization -- 2.1.9 Reduplication -- 2.1.10 Borrowing -- 2.1.11 Sound symbolism -- 2.1.12 A final word on the processes -- 2.2 Losing words - lexical mortality -- 2.2.1 Obsolescence -- 2.2.2 "Verbicide"--2.2.3 Reduction -- 2.2.4 Intolerable homonymy -- 2.3 Etymology - study of the origin of words -- Summary -- Further reading -- Exercises
Author: Roger Lass
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997-04-03
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780521459242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRoger Lass offers a critical survey of the foundations of the art of historical linguistics.
Author: Jean Aitchison
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780521795357
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a lucid and up-to-date overview of language change. It discusses where our evidence about language change comes from, how and why changes happen, and how languages begin and end. It considers both changes which occurred long ago, and those currently in progress. It does this within the framework of one central question - is language change a symptom of progress or decay? It concludes that language is neither progressing nor decaying, but that an understanding of the factors surrounding change is essential for anyone concerned about language alteration. For this substantially revised third edition, Jean Aitchison has included two new chapters on change of meaning and grammaticalization. Sections on new methods of reconstruction and ongoing chain shifts in Britain and America have also been added as well as over 150 new references. The work remains non-technical in style and accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of linguistics.
Author: Joan Bybee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-05-28
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 1107020166
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new introduction explores all aspects of language change, with an emphasis on the role of cognition and language use.
Author: Marianne Hundt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-07-20
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 1107086868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExperts from psycholinguistics and English historical linguistics address core factors in language change.
Author: Raymond Hickey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-01-16
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 1139433679
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis specially commissioned volume considers the processes involved in language change and the issues of how they can be modelled and studied. The way languages change offers an insight into the nature of language itself, its internal organisation, and how it is acquired and used. Accordingly, the phenomenon of language change has been approached from a variety of perspectives by linguists of many different orientations. This book, originally published in 2003, brings together an international team of leading figures from different areas of linguistics to re-examine some of the central issues in this field and also to discuss new proposals. The volume is arranged into sections, including grammaticalisation, the typological perspective, the social context of language change and contact-based explanations. It seeks to cover the subject as a whole, bearing in mind its relevance for the general analysis of language, and will appeal to a broad international readership.
Author: Ian Cushing
Publisher:
Published: 2018-05-10
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1108402232
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a general introduction to the methods and principles behind English linguistics study, suitable for students at advanced level and beyond. Written with input from the Cambridge Corpus, it looks at the way meaning is made using authentic written and spoken examples. This helps students give confident analysis and articulate responses. Using short activities to help explain analysis methods, the book guides students through major modern issues and concepts. It summarises key concerns and modern findings, while providing inspiration for language investigations and non-examined assessments (NEAs) with research suggestions.
Author: Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2015-04-17
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0807770825
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book lays out a new vision for the teaching of English, building on themes central to Wilhelm's influential "You Gotta BE The Book." With portraits of teachers and students, as well as practical strategies and advice, they provide a roadmap to educational transformation far beyond the field of English. --from publisher description
