A hands-on approach to historical linguistics, working through 101
problems in five different categories This workbook guides students
through 12 problems on the establishment of genetic relationship
among languages, 24 problems on sound change, 35 problems on
phonological reconstruction, 10 problems on internal
reconstruction, and 20 problems on subgrouping. Each section begins
with an introduction to the principles of historical linguistics as
applied to the topic in hand. The problems come next, ordered by
level of difficulty beginning, intermediate, advanced. The
'Solutions' section at the end of the book provides answers. The
workbook is intended to be a companion piece to any textbook on
historical linguistics, providing data-based instruction on the
basic principles of the field and illustrating theory in a
practical way. Key FeaturesA clear structure for each section
combining an overview of the topic with progressively difficult
problems to work throughCovers a wide range of problem types using
examples from a wide range of languages including Austronesian
languagesProvides explicit solutions to all problems without the
need to resort to a separate answer book or teacher's manual Groups
the problems by level of difficulty with realistic and holistic
expectations for solutions
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