Scribes as Agents of Language Change

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-61451-055-0
Verlag: De Gruyter

Medienkombination, Englisch, Band 10, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm

Reihe: Studies in Language Change [SLC]

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

Outhwaite, Ben

Beinhoff, Bettina

Fachgebiete

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

Über Autor(innen)

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