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UNINA9910452691303321 |
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Titolo |
Scribes as agents of language change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Esther-Miriam Wagner, Ben Outhwaite, Bettina Beinhoff |
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Boston ; ; Berlin, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in language change, , 2163-0992 ; ; v. 10 |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WagnerEsther-Miriam |
OuthwaiteBen |
BeinhoffBettina |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Linguistic change |
Scribes |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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International conference proceedings. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. From spoken vernacular to written form -- pt. III. Standardisation versus regionalisation and de-standardisation -- pt. IV. Idiosyncracy, scribal standards and registers. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The majority of our evidence for language change in pre-modern times comes from the written output of scribes. The present volume deals with a variety of aspects of language change and focuses on the role of scribes. The individual articles, which treat different theoretical and empirical issues, reflect a broad cross-linguistic and cross-cultural diversity. The languages that are represented cover a broad spectrum, and the empirical data come from a wide range of sources. This book provides a wealth of new data and new perspectives on old problems, and it raises new questions about the actual |
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