Historical Linguistics: An Introduction
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Historical Linguistics: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Lyle Campbell that provides a comprehensive overview of methods and theories for studying language change over time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Historical Linguistics: An Introduction canonical | 3 |
| historical linguistics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8191643 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historical Linguistics: An Introduction Context triple: [Lyle Campbell, notableWork, Historical Linguistics: An Introduction]
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“Historical Linguistics”
“Historical Linguistics” is a foundational work by Paul Kiparsky that explores how and why languages change over time, integrating phonological theory with the study of language history.
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Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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Neogrammarian hypothesis of sound laws
The Neogrammarian hypothesis of sound laws is a linguistic principle asserting that phonetic changes in a language occur regularly and without exceptions under the same conditions, forming the basis for systematic historical-comparative linguistics.
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Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Of the Origin and Progress of Language is an 18th-century multi-volume work by Scottish judge and philosopher James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, exploring the natural origins, development, and structure of human language within a broader theory of human nature and society.
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Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historical Linguistics: An Introduction Target entity description: Historical Linguistics: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Lyle Campbell that provides a comprehensive overview of methods and theories for studying language change over time.
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A.
“Historical Linguistics”
“Historical Linguistics” is a foundational work by Paul Kiparsky that explores how and why languages change over time, integrating phonological theory with the study of language history.
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B.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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C.
Neogrammarian hypothesis of sound laws
The Neogrammarian hypothesis of sound laws is a linguistic principle asserting that phonetic changes in a language occur regularly and without exceptions under the same conditions, forming the basis for systematic historical-comparative linguistics.
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D.
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Of the Origin and Progress of Language is an 18th-century multi-volume work by Scottish judge and philosopher James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, exploring the natural origins, development, and structure of human language within a broader theory of human nature and society.
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E.
Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
linguistics book
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textbook ⓘ |
| author | Lyle Campbell ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
analogy in language change
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classification of languages ⓘ comparative method ⓘ dialectology ⓘ grammaticalization ⓘ internal reconstruction ⓘ language change ⓘ language contact ⓘ lexical change ⓘ morphological change ⓘ phonological change ⓘ reconstruction of proto-languages ⓘ semantic change ⓘ sociolinguistic aspects of language change ⓘ sound laws ⓘ syntactic change ⓘ |
| field |
historical linguistics
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linguistics ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| genre | academic textbook ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAffiliation |
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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University of Utah ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
second edition
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third edition ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bibliographical references
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discussion of theoretical issues ⓘ examples from many languages ⓘ exercises ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students
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linguistics instructors ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | historical linguistics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear exposition of comparative method
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comprehensive overview of historical linguistics methods ⓘ wide empirical coverage ⓘ |
| publisher | MIT Press ⓘ |
| usedAs | university course textbook ⓘ |
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Subject: Historical Linguistics: An Introduction Description of subject: Historical Linguistics: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Lyle Campbell that provides a comprehensive overview of methods and theories for studying language change over time.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Historical Linguistics: An Introduction
subject linked to:
linguist Lyle Campbell
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linguist Lyle Campbell