Re: Constructing plausible language evolution

Hi!

"David J. Peterson" <dedalvs@...> writes:
> Kutsuwamushi wrote:
> <<
> Is there any good resource for learning how to create plausible
> sound/morphosyntactic changes for a conlang? Right now, I can only
> guess based on what I know about a (very) limited number of (mostly
> Slavic) languages, but I'd like to be able to go further than that.
>  >>
>
> Lyle Campbell's book _Historical Linguistics_ is probably the
> best I've seen.  It gives  you a list of common sound changes,
> citing natural language examples, and then goes in depth into
> sound change (what drives it, what's plausible, what isn't, etc.).
I second that.  I recently bought that book after a recommendation
from the list and enjoyed reading it a lot.  In particular, I found
the chapter/section structuring very nice.

**Henrik