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Linguistic Change and Generative Theory presents nine papers by leading scholars in the field of transformational linguistic theory. Dealing mostly with phonological change, the papers demonstrate that transformational theory has unique insights to contribute to historical linguistics. Contributors are Emmon Bach, Robert Harms, Charles-James Bailey, T. G. Bever, D. T. Langendoen, James Foley, William Labov, Robin Lakoff, Sanford Schane, Theo Vennemann, and Arnold Zwicky. Includes 16 line drawings, special charts and equations.

Linguistic change. --- Generative grammar. --- Generative grammar --- Linguistic change --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Grammar, Generative --- Grammar, Transformational --- Grammar, Transformational generative --- Transformational generative grammar --- Transformational grammar --- Psycholinguistics --- Change, Linguistic --- Language change --- Historical linguistics --- Language and languages --- Derivation --- Linguistics

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This new edition is concerned primarily with the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages. It surveys the historical events that define the layers of vocabulary in English, introduces some of the basic principles of linguistic analysis, and is a helpful manual for vocabulary discernment and enrichment. The new edition has been updated with a discussion of the most recent trends of blending and shortening associated with texting and other forms of electronic communication and includes a new classification of the types of allomorphy. It discusses important topics such as segment sonority and the historical shifting of long vowels in English, and includes a new section on Grimm's law, explaining some of the more obscure links between Germanic and Latinate cognates. Exercises accompany each chapter and an online workbook contains readings and exercises to strengthen knowledge acquired in the classroom.

English language --- Vocabulary. --- Etymology. --- Morphology. --- Word books --- Words, Stock of --- Diction --- Lexicology --- Vocabulary --- Etymology --- Word history --- History --- 802.0 --- 802.0 Engels. Engelse taalkunde --- Engels. Engelse taalkunde --- Morphology --- Word formation --- Word formation. --- Arts and Humanities --- Language & Linguistics --- Germanic languages

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Generative grammar --- Generative grammar. --- Linguistic change --- Congresses. --- Historical linguistics --- Grammar --- Congresses --- Linguistic change - Congresses --- Generative grammar - Congresses