Language History, Language Change, and Language Relationship: An Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics

Language History, Language Change, and Language Relationship: An Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics Why does language change? Why can we speak to and understand our parents but have trouble reading Shakespeare? This book provides answers to questions like these with illustrations from both familiar and more exotic languages. Autor: Hans Henrich Hock, Brian D. Joseph Wydawnictwo: De Gruyter Rok wydania: 2009 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 605 Wymiary: 23 x 15.5 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9783110214291