{"product_id":"9781405127479","title":"The Handbook of Historical Linguistics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Handbooks in Linguistics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Handbook of Historical Linguistics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrian Joseph | Richard Janda\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Historical Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e provides a detailed account of the numerous issues, methods, and results that characterize current work in historical linguistics, the area of linguistics most directly concerned with language change as well as past language states.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains an extensive introduction that places the study of historical linguistics in its proper context within linguistics and the historical sciences in general\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the methodology of historical linguistics and presents sophisticated overviews of the principles governing phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic change\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions from the leading specialists in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBrian D. Joseph\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics and Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Linguistics at The Ohio State University. Within historical linguistics, his research focuses mainly on Indo-European languages. He has written and edited numerous books – including \u003ci\u003eLanguage History, Language Change, and Language Relationship\u003c\/i\u003e (with Hans H. Hock, 1996) and \u003ci\u003eThe Synchrony and Diachrony of the Balkan Infinitive\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) – and has published over 160 articles. He became editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eLanguage\u003c\/i\u003e in 2002.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard D. Janda\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer and Coordinator for Undergraduate Education in the Department of Linguistics at The Ohio State University. A specialist in both Germanic and Romance linguistics, he has written widely not only on diachronic but also on synchronic issues in phonology, morphology, and morphosyntax, as well as on historical linguistics in general. His more than 70 publications focus on drawing broader implications from the application of theory to specific problems of structure, function, variation, and change in individual languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 January 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405127479\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e904\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e54.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384861094028,"sku":"9781405127479","price":82.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405127479_e15f429e-68c6-4bd1-82c6-345f3a4acc19.jpg?v=1780175611","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405127479","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}