Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # GRP16265618
Synopsis: How and why do language changes begin; how and why do they spread; and how can they ultimately be explained? This new textbook sets out to answer these questions in a clear and helpful way that will be accessible to all students with only an elementary knowledge of linguistics. In the first half of the book Dr. McMahon analyzes changes from every area of grammar. In the second she looks at such topics as language contact, linguistic variation, pidgins and Creoles, and language death. Throughout, the discussion is illustrated by a wealth of examples from English and other languages.
Book Description: How and why do language changes begin and spread? This text answers these questions for students with only an elementary knowledge of linguistics by analyzing changes from every area of grammar and looking at language contact, linguistic variation, pidgins and Creoles and language death.
Title: Understanding Language Change
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good