000			02014cam a2200349 i 4500
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008			140929t20152015nyu b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781107020160
040			_aDLC _ben _cDLC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aDUCE P142.B93
100	1		_aBybee, Joan L., _eauthor. _q Joan L. Bybee
245	1	0	_aLanguage change / _cJoan L.Bybee
260			_aCambridge: _bCambridge university express, _c2015.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2015
300			_axviii, 292p.: _c26cm. _bill.;
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
520			_aHow and why do languages change? This new introduction offers a guide to the types of change at all levels of linguistic structure, as well as the mechanisms behind each type. Based on data from a variety of methods and a huge array of language families, it examines general patterns of change, bringing together recent findings on sound change, analogical change, grammaticalization, the creation and change of constructions, as well as lexical change. Emphasizing cross linguistic patterns and going well beyond traditional methods in historical linguistics, this book sees change as grounded in cognitive processes and usage factors that are rarely mentioned in other textbooks. Complete with questions for discussion, suggested readings and a useful glossary of terms, this book helps students to gain a general understanding of language as an ever-changing system.
650		0	_aLinguistic change.
650		0	_aHistorical linguistics.
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