Why Do Languages Change?

Trask, R. L.

ISBN 10: 0521546931 / ISBN 13: 9780521546935

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Former academic library book, with library bookplate to front pastedown; ink stamps to endpapers and text block edges; spine label and shelf number to spine. All pages free from notes or highlighting. Otherwise sound. Size: 22.8 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm. 210 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Language & Linguistics; English language -- History; English language -- Grammar; Language; ISBN: 0521546931. ISBN/EAN: 9780521546935. Add. Inventory No: 240913EXY0127205. Codice articolo 240913EXY0127205

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Titolo: Why Do Languages Change?

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press

Data di pubblicazione: 2009

Legatura: Softcover

Condizione: Good

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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.