Studies in the history of the english language iii: managing chaos: strategies for identifying change in english
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9783110190892
Date de publication :
18 mai 2007
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
578 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
Many changes in the history of the English language give the appearance of a chaotic system, since they seem to resist the methods of analysis developed by historical linguists over the course of two centuries of research. This book recommends specific strategies for accounting for the seeming disarray of changes.