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Beskrivning
Durie and Ross have drawn together previously unpublished papers by linguists engaged in historical reconstruction, on the subject of regularity and irregularity in the comparative method. A number of language families are represented.
Its stength lies in its concentration on relaticely unfamiliar material, presented by scholars whose expertise is palpable at every turn. There is no doub that the effort that is requires to penetrate and , where necessary, to restate the authors' theoretical methodological premises and conclusions - the very conclusions likely to net the book some eager readers - will be well repaid. It is badly needed.
