This book addresses the question: why do sound changes happen, when and where they do? Jeremy Smith discusses the origins of a series of sound changes in English. He relates his arguments to larger questions about the nature of explanation in history and historical linguistics, and examines the interplay between

This book discusses the origins of a series of sound changes in English: it investigates their linguistic properties and social and cultural context to investigate why do sound changes happen when and where they do. Written with minimal use of jargon it will appeal to all serious students of English

This ambitious handbook takes advantage of recent advances in the study of the history of English to rethink the understanding of the field.

Books about A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period, Including an Investigation of the General Laws of Sound Change, and Full Word Lists

Books about A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period