Why Do Languages Change?

R.L. Trask, revised by Robert McColl Millar

ISBN 10: 0521546931 / ISBN 13: 9780521546935

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Pbk, 198p. A clean unmrked copy, condition as new [Historical linguistics]. p600 / m8139.

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• Titolo: Why Do Languages Change?
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521546931
• ISBN 13: 9780521546935
• Rilegatura: Soft cover
• Edizione: 1st Edition
• Condizione: As New
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Jacket

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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.