On language change : the invisible hand in language

Author(s)

• Keller, Rudi
• Nerlich, Brigitte

Bibliographic Information

On language change : the invisible hand in language

Rudi Keller ; translated by Brigitte Nerlich

Routledge, 1994

• : hbk
• : pbk

Other Title

Sprandwandel

Note

Original German edition published by Gunter Narr Verlag, 1990

Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-177) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In the twentieth century paradigms of linguistics have largely left language change to one side. Rudi Keller's book is an exciting contribution to linguistic philosophy becuase it puts language change back on the linguistics agenda and demonstrates that, far from being a remote mystery, it can and should be explained.

Table of Contents

Part One 1. The problem of language change 2. Conjectural history 3. In the prison of dichotomies Part Two 4. The working of the invisible hand 5. Discussion 6. Summing up

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Details

• NCID: BA24126867
• ISBN:
  • 0415076714
  • 0415076722
• LCCN: 93042376
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 182 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P142
  • DC20 : 417/.7
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Linguistic change