The Bloomsbury Companion to Historical Linguistics

Silvia Luraghi (Anthology Editor) , Vit Bubenik (Anthology Editor)

The Bloomsbury Companion to Historical Linguistics

Silvia Luraghi (Anthology Editor) , Vit Bubenik (Anthology Editor)

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Originally published as the Continuum Companion to Historical Linguistics, this book brings together a number of leading scholars who provide a combination of different approaches to current and new issues in historical linguistics, while supplying an exhaustive and up-to-date coverage of sub-fields traditionally regarded as central to historical linguistics research. The editors aim to build a solid background for further discussion and to indicate directions for new research on relevant open questions.

The book includes coverage of key terms, a list of resources, and sections on:
- history of research- methodology- phonology- morphology- grammatical categories- syntax- grammaticalization- semantics - etymology- language contact- sociolinguistics- causes of language change
It is a complete resource for researchers working on historical linguistics.

List of Illustrations
List of Contributors
Editor's Introduction
1. Historical linguistics: history, sources and resources Silvia Luraghi and Vit Bubenik
Part I: Methodology
2. Sound change and the comparative method: the science of historical reconstruction John Hewson
3. Internal reconstruction Brian D. Joseph
4. Typology and universals Hans H. Hock
5. Internal language classification Søren Wichmann
Part II: Phonological change
6. Segmental phonological change Joseph Salmons
7. Suprasegmental and prosodic historical phonology Hans Henrich Hock
Part III: Morphological and Grammatical change
8. From morphologization to demorphologization Henning Andersen
9. Analogical change Livio Gaeta\ 10. Change in grammatical categories Vit Bubenik
Part IV: Syntactic change
11. Word order Jan Terje Faarlund
12. The rise (and possible downfall) of configurationality Silvia Luraghi
13. Subordination Dorothy Disterheft and Carlotta Viti
14. Alignment Geoffrey Haig
Part V: Semantico-Pragmatic Change
15. Grammaticalization Elizabeth Closs Traugott
16. Semantic change Eugenio R. Luján
17. Etymology Thomas Krisch
Part VI: Explanation of Language Change
18. Language contact Bridget Drinka
19. Regional and social dialectology J. K. Chambers
20. Causes of language change Silvia Luraghi
A-Z Historical Linguistics
References
Index of Subjects
Index of Authors
Index of Languages

Product details

Published	May 14 2013
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	480
ISBN	9781441130105
Imprint	Continuum
Dimensions	234 x 156 mm
Series	Bloomsbury Companions
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Silvia Luraghi

Silvia Luraghi is Associate Professor of Linguisti…

Anthology Editor

Vit Bubenik

Vit Bubenik is Professor of Linguistics at Memoria…

Advanced students of linguistics and practising linguists can read this book for both profit and enjoyment. The editors have assembled an impressive list of leading experts in each subfield, each contributing a chapter: together it makes for an interesting and informative read.

Professor Sheila Embleton, Department of Languages, Literature & Linguistics, York University, Canada
As a practising historical linguist I found much of the book fascinating reading, as it took me Into methods and geographic regions of historical linguistics which I am less familiar with, and many of the chapters provided me with a pithy but informative overview of their respective fields.

Linguist
... this is a highly competent updated work, extremely useful in laying out different discussion topics related to the various aspects developed, as well as in completing and updating the large number of reference books currently available in historical linguistics.

Journal of Historical Linguistics Vol.1:2
A detailed, interesting read for those looking for a broad overview of current theoretical trends in historical linguistics

Dibella Wdzenczny, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, LinguistList