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HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS: AN INTRODUCTION.LyleCampbell. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1998. Pp. xx + 396. $30.00 paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2000

Donald F. Reindl
Donald F. Reindl
Affiliation:
Indiana University
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Abstract

In his introduction, Campbell makes a case for the broader relevance of historical linguistics by noting that observing what does and does not change in language contributes to “the understanding of universal grammar, language typology, and human cognition in general” (p. 2). The generativist perspective that phonological and syntactic changes are linked to language acquisition, cited on page 236, illustrates one interface between historical linguistics and general linguistic theory.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , June 2000 , pp. 289 - 290
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2000 Cambridge University Press

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