Why Do Languages Change?

Larry Trask

ISBN 10: 0521838029 / ISBN 13: 9780521838023

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Titolo: Why Do Languages Change?

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press

Data di pubblicazione: 2009

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Brand New

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Riassunto:

Packed with fascinating examples, this entertaining book explores changes in the English language over time.

Informazioni sull?autore:

R. L. Trask was a world authority on the Basque language and on historical linguistics. He wrote both academic and popular books, notably on grammar, punctuation, and English style and usage. His publications include Language: The Basics (1995) and Mind the Gaffe (2001). At the time of his death in 2004, he was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex.