Language History: An introduction (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory)

Andrew L. Sihler

ISBN 10: 9027236984 / ISBN 13: 9789027236982

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000

About this Item

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company in 2000, this is the first softback printing of Andrew Sihler's LANGUAGE HISTORY: An Introduction from the Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science Series this being volume 191. 298 pages, pictorial card covers the book is in very good condition with a few light pencil annotations throughout.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Language History: An introduction (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory)
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027236984
• ISBN 13: 9789027236982
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

This classroom-tested volume aspires to be a brief but technically and factually accurate exposition of linguistic description and history. Whether studied as prime subject or as background information, it should help students understand the assumptions and reasoning that underlie the contents of their handbooks and etymological dictionaries.
This book should be a useful guide for anyone unfamiliar with (historical) linguistics who is studying the history of a language, and also for those who are enrolled in courses devoted to reading texts in old languages.

Synopsis

This volume is a brief but technically accurate exposition of linguistic description and history. It should help students understand the assumptions and reasoning that underlie historical linguistics and etymology.