Sequence Comparison in Historical Linguistics

The comparison of sound sequences (words, morphemes) constitutes the core of many techniques and methods in historical linguistics. With the help of these techniques, corresponding sounds can be determined, historically related words can be identified, and the history of languages can be uncovered....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: List, Mattis, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Düsseldorf : düsseldorf university press [2014]
Colección:De Gruyter Open Access ebooks.
Dissertations in Language and Cognition.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44458885*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Historical Linguistics
  • 3 Sequence Comparison
  • 4 Sequence Comparison in Historical Linguistics
  • 5 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Sources
  • Dictionaries and Databases
  • Supplementary Material
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Indices
  • Appendix A. Language-Specific Resources
  • Appendix B. Sequence Modelling
  • Appendix C. Phonetic Alignment
  • Appendix D. Cognate Detection.