Principles of Diachronic Syntax (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)

David Lightfoot

ISBN 10: 0521293502 / ISBN 13: 9780521293501

Editore: Cambridge University Press 2009-04-13, 2009

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Titolo: Principles of Diachronic Syntax (Cambridge ...

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press 2009-04-13

Data di pubblicazione: 2009

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: New

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The study of syntactic change has been much neglected in the past. Historical linguists have tended to concentrate on phonology, lexis and morphology whilst most theoretical studies of syntax have been deliberately synchronic in intention. In particular, theories of generative grammar have not been responsive to diachronic data and a fortiori have not yielded a convincing account of language change or of the interrelationships between different kinds of change. This study will be of interest to a wide range of linguists. It offers one of the first systematic accounts of a difficult and important topic, with implications for the whole field of linguistics and language study.

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The study of syntactic change has been much neglected in the past. Historical linguists have tended to concentrate on phonology, lexis and morphology whilst most theoretical studies of syntax have been deliberately synchronic in intention.