How 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 crosslinguistic 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.
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