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Author International Conference on Historical Linguistics (14th : 1999 : Vancouver, B.C.)

Title Historical linguistics 1999 : selected papers from the 14th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Vancouver, 9-13 August 1999 / edited by Laurel J. Brinton ; with the editorial assistance of Desireʹe Lundström
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 389 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 215
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 215. 0304-0763
Contents HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS 1999; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Contributors 'addresses; Preface; How far has far from become grammaticalized?; Recent advances in the reconstruction of the Proto-Munda verb; Multivariable Reanalysis and phonological split; Are Old English conjunct clauses really verb-final?; Alternation according to person in Italo-Romance; On ablaut and aspect in the history of Aramaic; Language change and the phonological lexicon of Korean; Animals and vegetables, Uto-Aztecan noun derivation, semantic classiffication, and cultural history
Summary This is a selection of papers from the 14th International Conference on Historical Linguistics held August 9-13, 1999, at the University of British Columbia. From the rich program and the many papers given during this conference, the present twenty-three papers were carefully selected to display the state of current research in the field of historical linguistics
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Subject Historical linguistics -- Congresses
Historical linguistics -- Congresses
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Ancient Languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative.
Historical linguistics
Historische taalwetenschap.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Brinton, Laurel J.
ISBN 1588110648
9781588110640
9789027298317
9027298319
1282162608
9781282162600