《Why Do Languages Change?》是2010年Cambridge University Press出版的圖書，作者是Larry Trask。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Why Do Languages Change?
- 作者：Larry Trask
- 出版時間：2010年1月29日
- 出版社：Cambridge University Press
- 頁數：210 頁
- ISBN：9780521838023
- 定價：113 美元
- 裝幀：Hardcover
內容簡介
The first recorded English name for the make-up we now call blusher was paint, in 1660. In the 1700s a new word, rouge, displaced paint, and remained in standard usage for around two centuries. Then, in 1965, an advertisement coined a new word for the product: blusher. Each generation speaks a little differently, and every language is constantly changing. It is not only words that change, every aspect of a language changes over time - pronunciation, word-meanings and grammar. Packed with fascinating examples of changes in the English language over time, this entertaining book explores the origin of words and place names, the differences between British and American English, and the apparent eccentricities of the English spelling system. Amusingly written yet deeply instructive, it will be enjoyed by anyone involved in studying the English language and its history, as well as anyone interested in how and why languages change.
