Noun-based constructions in the history of Portuguese and Spanish /

Exploring syntactic and semantic change in three types of complex construction in Spanish and Portuguese, this title usess a systematic comparative corpus study to reveal distinct developments occurring in parallel, and provides a crucial test case for theories of language change.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amaral, PatrĂ­cia Matos, 1975- (Author), Delicado Cantero, Manuel (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Series:Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 46.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Exploring syntactic and semantic change in three types of complex construction in Spanish and Portuguese, this title usess a systematic comparative corpus study to reveal distinct developments occurring in parallel, and provides a crucial test case for theories of language change.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2022.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 184 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191882098
0191882097
0192586459
9780192586452