Textbooks in historical linguistics

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20345298
AutoresPeter Bakker (0000-0002-2072-0430, Yale University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen42
Número2
Páginas250-266
Fecha de publicación2025-06-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDiachronica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0176-4225 • E-ISSN: 1569-9714
EditorialJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/dia.25005.bak
OpenAlexW4409896289
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas37

Four textbooks on historical linguistics that are in print today are compared, taking the point of departure from the newest, 4th edition of the Trask/McColl Millar textbook (2023). All four are judged excellent. All four are intended for general linguistics courses, and those textbooks covering the historical linguistics of a single language or region are not taken into consideration. All four are written well, and authored by major specialists in the field. There is obviously a good deal of overlap between the textbooks, contentwise, and they are compared with regard to the quantity of space devoted to specific topics, and the languages or regions figuring most prominently. The Trask/McColl Millar is criticized for not being updated in a number of areas since the first edition

Applied linguistics · Cognition · Cognitive linguistics · Historical linguistics · Linguistics · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Language and cultural evolution · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Psychology