Subject: new books : historical linguistics

historical linguistics anna giacalone ramat and paolo ramat , eds . the indo-european languages not since 1937 has a classic reference work appeared for indo - european . this new work , however , steps forth to fill a major gap in this rapidly changing field by making full use of the recent achievements in linguistic theory . useful as both an introductory survey and a reference for advanced students and scholars , the volume provides insight into the variations in the way indo - european is studied while at the same time presenting a unified overview of indo - european . the only work available which combines the historical understanding of indo - european with a survey of its various sub-groups , this volume will be useful to a broad range of readers including students of historical linguistics and comparative philology , modern language students interested in the background on the languages they are studying , and anyone interested in the processes of language change and evolution . routledge language family descriptions routledge : 1998 : 552 pp cl : 0 415 06449 x : # c0977 : $ 160 . 00 : 95 . 00 for more information on these and other titles from : routledge london * new york in north america : www . routledge-ny . com elsewhere : www . routledge . com
