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Historical Syntax in Cross-Linguistic Perspective (Paperback)
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Historical Syntax in Cross-Linguistic Perspective (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
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In this major new work Alice Harris and Lyle Campbell set out to
establish a general framework for the investigation of linguistic
change. Systematic cross-linguistic comparison of syntactic change
across a wide variety of languages is used to construct hypotheses
about the universals and limits of language change more generally.
In particular, the authors seek to move closer towards describing
the range of causes of syntactic change to develop an understanding
of the mechanisms of syntactic change, and to provide an
understanding of why some languages undergo certain changes and not
others. The authors draw on languages as diverse as Pipil and
French, Georgian and Estonian, and the data presented is one of the
book's great strengths. Rigor and precision are combined here with
a great breadth of scholarship to produce a unique resource for the
study of linguistic change, which will be of use to scholars and
students alike.
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