101 Problems and Solutions in Historical Linguistics: A Workbook

Robert Blust

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2018

101 Problems and Solutions in Historical Linguistics

A Workbook

Robert Blust

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474429221

Overview
Contents

About this book

A hands-on approach to historical linguistics, working through 101 problems in five different categories

This workbook guides students through 12 problems on the establishment of genetic relationship among languages, 24 problems on sound change, 35 problems on phonological reconstruction, 10 problems on internal reconstruction, and 20 problems on subgrouping.

Each section begins with an introduction to the principles of historical linguistics as applied to the topic in hand. The problems come next, ordered by level of difficulty – beginning, intermediate, advanced. The ‘Solutions’ section at the end of the book provides answers.

The workbook is intended to be a companion piece to any textbook on historical linguistics, providing data-based instruction on the basic principles of the field and illustrating theory in a practical way.

Key Features

A clear structure for each section combining an overview of the topic with progressively difficult problems to work through
Covers a wide range of problem types using examples from a wide range of languages including Austronesian languages
Provides explicit solutions to all problems without the need to resort to a separate answer book or teacher’s manual
Groups the problems by level of difficulty with realistic and holistic expectations for solutions
Student edition features colour throughout

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
FOREWORD Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
PART I: PROBLEMS
GENETIC RELATIONSHIP Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
SOUND CHANGE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
PHONOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
INTERNAL RECONSTRUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
SUBGROUPING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
PART II: SOLUTIONS
SOLUTIONS TO GENETIC RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
SOLUTIONS TO SOUND CHANGE PROBLEMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
SOLUTIONS TO PHONOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
SOLUTIONS TO INTERNAL RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
SOLUTIONS TO SUBGROUPING PROBLEMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	417
APPENDIX: A SURVEY OF WORKBOOKS AND TEXTBOOKS IN HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS WITH REFERENCE TO PROBLEM-SOLVING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	473
REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 512
Keywords: Language & Linguistics

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474429221