Trask's historical linguistics/ Robert McColl Millar

By:

MILLAR, R Robert McColl Millar

Contributor(s):

Robert McColl Millar Robert McColl Millar [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London: Hodder Arnold, 2007.Description: xviii, 514 p. : ill.; 24 cmISBN:

9780340927656

Subject(s):

Comparative linguistics

LOC classification:

DUCE P140 .T74

Online resources:

http://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/72

Summary: Trask’s work in historical linguistics offers a clear, methodologically rigorous account of how languages change over time. Emphasizing the comparative method, sound change, and language classification, Trask bridges theory and empirical evidence while dispelling common misconceptions about language evolution. His accessible approach highlights the systematic nature of linguistic change and underscores the importance of historical analysis for understanding language structure, diversity, and development.

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Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Trask’s work in historical linguistics offers a clear, methodologically rigorous account of how languages change over time.
Emphasizing the comparative method, sound change, and language classification, Trask bridges theory and empirical evidence
while dispelling common misconceptions about language evolution. His accessible approach highlights the systematic nature of
linguistic change and underscores the importance of historical analysis for understanding language structure, diversity, and development.

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