Language Change (Language Workbooks)

✍ Scribed by R. L. Trask

Year: 1994
Tongue: English
Leaves: 74
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

In Language Change , R. L. Trask uses data from English and other languages to introduce the concepts central to language change. Language Change: covers the most frequent types of language change and how languages are born and die uses data-based exercises to show how languages change *looks at other key areas such as attitudes to language change, and the consequences of changing language.

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