An introduction to the study of language. With abundant examples and exercises, it helps students learn for themselves how to do historical linguistics. It also includes examples taken from a wide range of languages, including non-Indo-European languages, that illustrate concepts and methods.
The book explores the evolution of New Zealand English, drawing on a rich collection of audio recordings to analyze its origins and development. It provides insights into the unique linguistic features and influences that have shaped the language in New Zealand, offering a comprehensive understanding of its cultural and historical context.
This Glossary provides accessible and widely representative definitions, discussion, and examples of key terms and concepts used in the field of Historical Linguistics. It includes numerous cross-references to related terms and covers new as well as traditional terminology.
The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide is a thorough guide to the indigenous languages of this part of the world. With more than a third of the linguistic diversity of the world (in terms of language families and isolates), South American languages contribute new findings in most areas of linguistics. Though formerly one of the linguistically least known areas of the world, extensive descriptive and historical linguistic research in recent years has expanded knowledge greatly. These advances are represented in this volume in indepth treatments by the foremost scholars in the field, with chapters on the history of investigation, language classification, language endangerment, language contact, typology, phonology and phonetics, and on major language families and regions of South America.