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Scribes as agents of language change
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posted on 2023-07-26, 13:00 authored by Unknown authorThe 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.
History
Refereed
- Yes
Volume
10Number of pages
350Series
Studies in Language ChangePublisher
De GruyterPlace of publication
Berlin, GermanyISBN
9781614510543Editors
Esther-Miriam Wagner, Ben Outhwaite, Bettina BeinhoffLanguage
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