Introduction to Historical Linguistics
By (Author) Anthony Arlotto
University Press of America
University Press of America
9th January 1981
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
409
Paperback
284
Width 143mm, Height 212mm, Spine 22mm
376g
Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1972, this introductory text deals with human language and its relationship to other areas of human culture and behavior. Discussions include such diverse topics as the classification of languages, sound and grammar changes, reconstruction, and social and psychological factors involved in the history and development of language.