Readings in Historical Phonology: Chapters in the Theory of Sound Change
By Unknown Author.
Description
This book is a collection of writings representing the most important trends in the theory of sound change over the past century. The emphasis of the volume is theoretical; every selection addresses the central questions of how and why the sounds of language change through time. The volume is divided into three sections, chronologically determined, tracing the evolution of the concept of sound change in the various theories of language. Each section contains an introduction in which the selections are discussed individually and in relation to each other.Section I represents pre-structural 1...
ISBN(s)
0271005394, 9780271005393
