{"product_id":"trasks-historical-linguistics-paperback","title":"Trask's Historical Linguistics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert McColl Millar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eR. L. Trask\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrask's Historical Linguistics\u003c\/em\u003e provides an accessible introduction to historical linguistics - the study of language change over time. This engaging book is illustrated with language examples from all six continents, and covers the fundamental concepts of language change, methods for historical linguistics, linguistic reconstruction, sociolinguistic aspects of language change, language contact, the birth and death of languages, language and prehistory, and the issue of very remote relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth edition of this renowned textbook is fully revised and updated and covers the most recent developments in historical linguistics, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough reworking of sections on morphological and syntactic change, incorporating progress in areas such as grammaticalization and the discussion of the Indo-European 'homeland'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussion and analysis of 'folk' historical linguistics and its connection with some of the more eccentric views of professional linguists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn expanded discussion of language contact, historical sociolinguistics, and language planning, including a discussion of contemporary competing views on the genesis and nature of creoles, and their importance in our understanding of radical linguistic change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated support material including suggestions for essay questions and a larger number of supporting examples of the phenomena described in the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrask's Historical Linguistics\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of historical linguistics as well as any student looking for a grounded introduction to the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert McColl Millar is Professor of Linguistics and Scottish Language at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He has published widely on, amongst other things, linguistic contact and rapid language change, the sociology of language, and dialectology. His most recent publications include \u003ci\u003eContact: The Interaction of Closely Related Linguistic Varieties and the History of English\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eA Sociolinguistic History of Scotland \u003c\/i\u003e(2020). He has recently completed \u003ci\u003eA History of the Scots Language\u003c\/i\u003e, which will be published in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eR L Trask was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex, UK, and a leading authority on Basque language and historical linguistics. His book \u003ci\u003eThe History of Basque\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) is an essential reference on diachronic Basque linguistics, and probably the best-known introduction to Basque linguistics. He also wrote about the problem of the origin of language and, amongst his other publications, the very successful foundational text, \u003ci\u003eLanguage: The Basics\u003c\/i\u003e (1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777775337760,"sku":"9780367645571","price":84.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6439693843a23d7eb18d966a47859a68.webp?v=1780501586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trasks-historical-linguistics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}