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The Life Cycle of Language : Past, Present, and Future, PDF eBook

The Life Cycle of Language : Past, Present, and Future PDF

Edited by Darya Kavitskaya, Alan C. L. Yu

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This volume brings together an international group of linguists from a diverse range of research backgrounds to explore the cycles of change in the world's languages.

Historical linguistics does not solely focus on reconstructing a language's linguistic past and exploring the mechanisms underlying previous language changes; it also addresses broader questions concerning the development and ongoing evolution of language.

The chapters in this book draw on data bothfrom languages from the distant past, such as Hittite, Proto-Turkic, and Proto-Bantu, and from present-day languages including Akan, Cantonese, Kuuk Thaayorre, Seliš-Ql'ispé, Nivaclé, and Spanish.

The contributions showcase current research in historical linguistics and exemplify the dynamism andinherently interdisciplinary nature of the field.

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