| Scribes as Agents of Language Change Contributor(s): Wagner, Esther-Miriam (Editor), Outhwaite, Ben (Editor), Beinhoff, Bettina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1614510504 ISBN-13: 9781614510505 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $137.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative |
| Dewey: 417.7 |
| LCCN: 2013409893 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |