Hock, Hans Henrich 1938-

Principles of historical linguistics by Hans Henrich Hock( )

46 editions published between 1986 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,690 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Historical linguistic theory and practice contains a great number of different 'layers' which have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanency of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change and analogy to present-day ideas on rule change and language mixture. To get a full grasp of the principles of historical linguistics it is therefore necessary to understand the nature and justifications (or shortcomings) of each of these 'layers', not just to look for a single 'overarching' theory. The major purpose of the book is to provide in up-to-date form such an understanding of the principles of historical linguistics and the related fields of comparative linguistics and linguistic reconstruction. In addition, the book provides a very broad exemplification of the principles of historical linguistics. ' ... a manual and state-of-the-art-report for readers already committed to linguistic study.' O.W. Robinson in: Journal of English and German Philology

Stæfcræft : Studies in Germanic Linguistics : selected papers from the 1st and 2nd Symposium on Germanic Linguistics, University of Chicago, 4 April 1985, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3-4 Oct. 1986( )

1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 1,282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The first Symposium on Germanic Linguistics was organized at the University of Chicago by Jan Terje Faarlund. The notable success of this undertaking led Elmer H. Antonsen, Hans Henrich Hock, and James W. Marchand to arrange the Second Symposium on Germanic Linguistics at the University of Illinois. This volume contains revised versions of selected papers from the two symposia. The thirteen papers cover a broad cross-section of Germanic linguistics, including problems in synchronic syntax, mainly of Dutch and German; the synchronic morphology of German; synchronic morphophonology of various Ge

The languages and linguistics of South Asia : a comprehensive guide( )

9 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume is a state-of-the-art survey of research on the languages of South Asia, with contributions by well-known experts. It covers the languages, their histories and classification; contact and convergence; phonetics/phonology, morphology, and syntax; sociolinguistics; indigenous grammatical traditions; applications of modern technology to South Asian languages; and South Asian writing systems. An appendix lists major sources and resources

Language history, language change, and language relationship : an introduction to historical and comparative linguistics by Hans Henrich Hock( Book )

21 editions published between 1996 and 2020 in English and German and held by 424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Why does language change? Why can we speak to and understand our parents but have trouble reading Shakespeare? This book provides answers to questions like these with illustrations from both familiar and more exotic languages

Stæfcræft : studies in Germanic linguistics : select papers from the First and the Second Symposium on Germanic Linguistics, University of Chicago, 24 April 1985, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3-4 October 1986 by Symposium on Germanic Linguistics( Book )

14 editions published in 1991 in English and German and held by 202 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Historical, Indo-European, and lexicographical studies : a festschrift for Ladislav Zgusta on the occasion of his 70th birthday by Hans Henrich Hock( Book )

14 editions published between 1996 and 2011 in English and held by 187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Language history, language change, and language relationship : an introduction to historical and comparative linguistics by Hans Henrich Hock( Book )

11 editions published in 2009 in English and German and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Introductory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The discovery of Indo-European -- 3. Writing: its history and its decipherment -- 4. Sound change -- 5. Analogy and change in word structure -- 6. Syntactic change -- 7. Semantic change -- 8. Lexical borrowing -- 9. Lexical change and etymology: the study of words -- 10. Language, dialect, and standard -- 11. Dialect geography and dialectology -- 12. Language spread, link languages, and bilingualism -- 13. Convergence: dialectology beyond language boundaries -- 14. Pidgins, creoles, and related forms of language -- 15. Language death -- 16. Comparative method: establishing language relationship -- 17. Proto-world?: the question of long-distance genetic relationships -- 18. Historical linguistics, history, and prehistory: linguistic paleontology and other applications of our methods -- Chapter notes and suggested readings -- Copyright acknowledgments -- References

Studies in Sanskrit syntax : a volume in honor of the centennial of Speijer's Sanskrit syntax, 1886-1986( Book )

13 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Germanic linguistics II : papers from the Second Symposium on Germanic Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3-4 October 1986 by Symposium on Germanic Linguistic( Book )

9 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 63 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An early Upaniṣadic reader : with notes, glossary, and an appendix of related Vedic texts by Hans Henrich Hock( Book )

10 editions published in 2007 in English and Sanskrit and held by 56 WorldCat member libraries worldwide