| Description |
ix, 564 pages : maps, diagrams ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Study of Language -- Use of Language -- Speech-Communities -- The languages of the world -- The phoneme -- Types of phonemes -- Modifications -- Phonetic structure -- Meaning -- Grammatical forms -- Sentence-types -- Syntax -- Morphology -- Morphologic types -- Substitution -- Form-Classes and Lexicon -- Written records -- The Comparative method -- Dialect Geography -- Phonetic change -- Types of phonetic change -- Fluctuation in the frequency of forms -- Analogic change -- Semantic change -- Cultural borrowing -- Intimate borrowing -- Dialect borrowing -- Applications and outlook |
| Notes |
"This book is a revised version of the author's Introduction to the study of language, which appeared in 1914."--Pref |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 525-545 |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general.
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Language and languages.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Festschriften.
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| ISBN |
0030048850 |
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