Luraghi Silvia, Bubenik Vit (eds.) The Bloomsbury Companion to Historical Linguistics

Bloomsbury Academic, 2013. — 480 p.Originally published as the Continuum Companion to Historical Linguistics, this book brings together a number of leading scholars who provide a combination of different approaches to current and new issues in historical linguistics, while supplying an exhaustive and up-to-date coverage of sub-fields traditionally regarded as central to historical linguistics research. The editors aim to build a solid background for further discussion and to indicate directions for new research on relevant open questions.The book includes coverage of key terms, a list of resources, and sections on:
- history of research
- methodology
- phonology
- morphology
- grammatical categories
- syntax
- grammaticalization
- semantics
- etymology
- language contact
- sociolinguistics
- causes of language changeIt is a complete resource for researchers working on historical linguistics.Silvia Luraghi is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pavia, Italy; Vit Bubenik is Professor of Linguistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.