Scribes as Agents of Language Change
Esther-Miriam Wagner editor Ben Outhwaite editor Bettina Beinhoff editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:De Gruyter
Published:15th Mar '13
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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.
ISBN: 9781614510505
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 629g
336 pages