Language Change

Language Change
ISBN-10
1134885687
ISBN-13
9781134885688
Series
Language Change
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
102
Language
English
Published
2013-06-17
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Larry Trask

Description

In Language Change , R. L. Trask uses data from English and other languages to introduce the concepts central to language change. Language Change: covers the most frequent types of language change and how languages are born and die uses data-based exercises to show how languages change looks at other key areas such as attitudes to language change, and the consequences of changing language.

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