An historical study of English function, form, and change /
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1996.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. On evidence
- 3. Linguistic evolution
- 4. Transmission I : change in writing-system
- 5. Transmission II : sound-change
- 6. Change in the lexicon
- 7. Grammatical change
- 8. Two varieties in context
- 9. Conclusion.