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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences ;
v. 120, 0304-0720
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 120.
0304-0720
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| Summary |
From the Renaissance onwards, European scholars began to collect and study the various languages of the Old and the New Worlds. The recognition of language diversity encouraged them to explain how differences between languages emerged, why languages kept changing, and in what language families they could be classified. The present volume brings together the papers of the late George J. Metcalf (1908-1994) that discuss the search for possible genetic language relationships, and the study of language developments and origins, in Early Modern Europe. Two general chapters, surveying the period bet. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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English philology.
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English philology. |
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Linguistic change.
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Linguistic change. |
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Multilingualism.
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Multilingualism. |
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Electronic books.
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Van Hal, Toon, editor.
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Van Rooy, Raf, editor.
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| ISBN |
9789027271495 (electronic book) |
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9027271496 (electronic book) |
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1299828566 (electronic book) |
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9781299828568 (electronic book) |
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