Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Linguistics and Grammaticalization - Brossura

Rice University Symposium On Linguistics 1997 (Houston, Tex.)

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1556196598 ISBN 13: 9781556196591

Casa editrice: John Benjamins Pub Co, 2000

Riassunto

Comparative linguistics and grammaticalization theory both belong to the broader category of historical linguistics, yet few linguists practice both. The methods and goals of each group seem largely distinct: comparative linguists have by and large avoided reconstructing grammar, while grammaticalization theoreticians have either focused on explaining attested historical change or used internal reconstruction to formulate hypotheses about processes of change. In this collection, some of the leading voices in grammaticalization theory apply their methods to comparative data (largely drawn from indigenous languages of the Americas), showing not only that grammar can be reconstructed, but that the process of reconstructing grammar can yield interesting theoretical and typological insights.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Benjamins Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1556196598
• ISBN 13: 9781556196591
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 267
• Redattore: Gildea Spike
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile