This new introduction explores all aspects of language change, with an emphasis on the role of cognition and language use.

In the twentieth century paradigms of linguistics have largely left language change to one side. Rudi Keller's book is an exciting contribution to linguistic ph

In Language Change , R. L. Trask uses data from English and other languages to introduce the concepts central to language change. Language Change: covers the mo

This is a lucid and up-to-date overview of language change. It discusses where our evidence about language change comes from, how and why changes happen, and ho

This textbook analyses changes from every area of grammar and addresses recent developments in socio-historical linguistics.