Scribes as agents of language change
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9781614510505
Date de publication :
15 mars 2013
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
629 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The majority of our evidence for language change in pre-modern times comes from the written output of scribes. 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.