Historical syntax and linguistic theory /
This book of new work by leading international scholars considers developments in the study of diachronic linguistics and linguistic theory, including those concerned with the very definition of language change in the biolinguistic framework, parametric change in a minimalist conception of grammar,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book of new work by leading international scholars considers developments in the study of diachronic linguistics and linguistic theory, including those concerned with the very definition of language change in the biolinguistic framework, parametric change in a minimalist conception of grammar, the tension between the observed gradual nature of language change and the binary nature of parameters, and whether syntactic change can be triggered internally or requires the externalstimuli produced by phonological or morphological change or through language contact. It then tests their value and. |
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| Item Description: | "The articles contained in this volume were all presented, with the exception of Chapter 1, at the 9th DiGS conference held at the University of Trieste in June 2006"--Foreword |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 417 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191567988 0191567981 0199560544 9780199560547 |