Language, an Introduction to the Study of Speech (Classic Reprint) - Couverture rigide

Sapir, Edward

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0365080799 ISBN 13 : 9780365080794

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2019

Synopsis

Excerpt from Language, an Introduction to the Study of Speech

Variability of language. Individual and dialectic variations. Time variation or drift. How dia lects arise. Linguistic stocks. Direction or slope of linguistic drift. Tendencies illustrated in an English sentence. Hesitations Of usage as symptomatic of the direction of drift. Leveling tendencies in English. Weakening of case elements. Tendency to fixed position in the sentence. Drift toward the invariable word.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0365080799
• ISBN 13: 9780365080794
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 270
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