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by Jean Aitchison (Author) "Everything in this universe is perpetually in a state of change, a fact commented on by philosophers and poets through the ages ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 324 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 3 edition (11 Dec 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0521795354
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521795357
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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'The book is a very good and readable introduction to the discipline of historical linguistics and covers a very large number of questions.' The Linguist

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant. Extremely interesting., 19 Mar 2003
This book is covers a lot and is clearly written in a way that is suitable for the student but also anybody who has an interest in language change.

It is split into four parts: -
Preliminaries - this talks about introductory things as well as how evidence is collected and how to chart the changes.
Transition - this extremely interesting chapter goes through ways in which languages change, using a variety of up-to-date examples of well-known studies and others. It looks at not only changes to phonology but also syntactic changes too.
Causation - this concentrates primarily at sociolinguistics and why languages change. It also looks at other reasons such as 'mechanical' and how languages 'repair' themselves.
Beginnings and endings - this looks at pidgins and Creoles as devices to study language beginnings and endings, using some examples, primarily Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea. It concludes by saying language is not progressing or decaying.

I recommend this book for anybody studying language change, whatever the language(s) concerned may be.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, 8 Sep 2008
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Great book. Simply a fascinating read. Aitchison provides a thorough treatment of the subject, which has moral, ethnical, academic and even spiritual implications.

Her style, moreover, is entertaining and engaging. Although I do not claim to remember even the majority of the technical detail, it is a thoroughly worthwhile read - both for people with an interest in the subject and as ammunition against those who relentlessly insist on spilling their bile over ostensible incidences of moral decline owing to incremental modifications in language use.

A great read - highly recommended.
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