{"product_id":"diachronic-dialectology-new-methods-and-case-studies-in-medieval-norwegian-9781119858973","title":"Diachronic Dialectology: New Methods and Case Studies in Medieval Norwegian","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tamsin S. T. Blaxter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - Historical \u0026amp; Comparative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the use of \u003ci\u003ekernel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003esmoothing\u003c\/i\u003e, a family of methods adapted from fields such as signal processing, as a way to identify the true spatial distribution of linguistic forms at particular points in time. \u003c\/p\u003e  *Discusses the use of kernel smoothing in historical dialectology and new approaches to parameter setting *Presents a series of case studies from the history of Norwegian language *Investigates some of the major phonological and morphosyntactic shifts which transformed the language from Old Norwegian through Middle to early Modern Norwegian *Demonstrates how the kernel smoothing method allows us to see how these changes spread from place to place, and these findings are used to throw light on a number of more general research questions of interest to an audience beyond Scandinavianists *A step-by-step guide to kernel smoothing is offered, so that non-experts can apply the approach to their own data","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45201740464279,"sku":"9781119858973","price":2509.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781119858973.webp?v=1769208021","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/diachronic-dialectology-new-methods-and-case-studies-in-medieval-norwegian-9781119858973","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}