Millennia of language change : sociolinguistic studies in deep historical linguistics / Peter Trudgill.
"One of the fundamental bases of modern historical linguistics is the uniformitarian principle. This principle states that knowledge of processes that operated in the past can be inferred by observing ongoing processes in the present. The notion of uniformitarianism can be credited to British s...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2020.
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| Summary: | "One of the fundamental bases of modern historical linguistics is the uniformitarian principle. This principle states that knowledge of processes that operated in the past can be inferred by observing ongoing processes in the present. The notion of uniformitarianism can be credited to British scientists, beginning with the work of the Scottish geologist James Hutton, who lived from 1726-1797. This was extended in the thinking of another Scot, John Playfair ????b. 1748????. And it became widely known as a result of the work of yet another Scot, Charles Lyell, in his 1830 work, Principles of Geology"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (164 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108769754 1108769756 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781108769754 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 18, 2020). |