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| Author | Roger Lass |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | language change, philosophy of linguistics |
| Publisher | Cambridge |
| Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 186 |
| ISBN | 9780521117166 |
On Explaining Language Change is a 1980 book by Roger Lass in which the author examines various aspects of language change.
Reception
The book was reviewed by Suzanne Romaine, Esa Itkonen and Geoffrey Sampson.123
References
References
- Sampson, Geoffrey (1 March 1981). "R. Lass, On Explaining Language Change; T. A. Perry, Ed., Evidence and Argumentation in Linguistics". The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 32 (1): 98–104. doi:10.1093/bjps/32.1.98. ISSN 0007-0882.
- Itkonen, Esa (1981). "Review of On Explaining Language Change". Language. 57 (3): 688–697. doi:10.2307/414346. ISSN 0097-8507. JSTOR 414346.
- Romaine, Suzanne (1983). "Historical Linguistics and Language Change: Progress or Decay? (Review Article)". Language in Society. 12 (2): 223–237. doi:10.1017/S0047404500009829. ISSN 0047-4045. JSTOR 4167399. S2CID 142947419.