Scribes as Agents of Language Change (Hardcover, New)

The majority of our evidence for language change in pre-modern times comes from the written output of scribes. The present volume deals with a variety of aspects of language change and focuses on the role of scribes. The individual articles, which treat different theoretical and empirical issues, reflect a broad cross-linguistic and cross-cultural diversity. The languages that are represented cover a broad spectrum, and the empirical data come from a wide range of sources. This book provides a wealth of new data and new perspectives on old problems, and it raises new questions about the actual mechanisms of language change.

General

Imprint:	de Gruyter Mouton
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Language Change [SLC]
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Esther-Miriam Wagner • Ben Outhwaite • Bettina Beinhoff
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	336
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-61451-050-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
LSN:	1-61451-050-4
Barcode:	9781614510505

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