Scribes as Agents of Language Change

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-61451-050-5
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 656 g

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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.

Zielgruppe

Linguists interested in Empirical and Theoretical Approaches to Language Change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wagner, Esther-Miriam

Grossman, Eitan

Outhwaite, Ben

Beinhoff, Bettina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Über Autor(innen)

Outhwaite, Ben
Ben Outhwaite, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

Grossman, Eitan
Eitan Grossman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

Wagner, Esther-Miriam
Esther-Miriam Wagner, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

Esther-Miriam Wagner, Cambridge University, UK; Ben Outhwaite, Cambridge University, UK; Bettina Beinhoff, Anglia Ruskin University, UK