Historical linguistics : an introduction
/ Campbell Lyle
- 4th ed.
- UK: Edenbrugh University Press, 2020
- 498 p.
1. Introduction 2. Sound change 3. Loanwords (borrowing) 4. Analogical change 5. Lexical change 6. Semantic change 7. The comparative method and linguistic reconstruction 8. Internal reconstruction 9. Language classification and models of linguistics change 10. Language contact 11. Change in syntax and morphology 12. Explanation of language change 13. Distant genetic relationship 14. Writing and philology: the role of written records 15. Quantitative approaches to historical linguistics and technical tools