Studies in the History of the English Language VII

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Studies in the History of the English Language VII is written by Don Chapman and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3110491745 (ISBN 10) and 9783110491746 (ISBN 13).

This book looks at how historical linguists accommodate the written records used for evidence. The limitations of the written record restrict our view of the past and the conclusions that we can draw about its language. However, the same limitations force us to be aware of the particularities of language. This collection blends the philological with the linguistic, combining questions of the particular with generalizations about language change.