Historical Linguistics: An Introduction offers an accessible, hands-on overview of how languages change over time. Drawing on examples from English, French, German, Spanish and a variety of non-Indo-European languages, it guides readers through established methods and contemporary debates in the field.
This text integrates standard topics—such as sound change and distant genetic relationships—with newer areas like syntactic change, grammaticalization, sociolinguistic influences and areal typology. Abundant exercises and updated discussions on the family tree model, lexical diffusion, and language diversification help students apply concepts and develop critical analysis skills.
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