Trask's Historical Linguistics
82 Citations•2023•
R. Millar
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The author examines language and prehistory through the lenses of phonological change, lexical and semantic change, relatedness between languages, and internal reconstruction.
Abstract
1. The fact of language change 2. Lexical and semantic change 3. Phonological change I: Change in pronunciation 4. Phonological change II: Change in phonological systems 5. Morphological change 6. Syntactic change 7. Relatedness between languages 8. The comparative method 9. Internal reconstruction 10. The origin and propagation of change 11. Social and historical pressures upon language: contact, planning and the birth and death of languages 12. Language and prehistory Appendix: The Swadesh 200-word list