Grammaticalization and Parametric Variation (Hardcover)

In this outstanding collection of new work, the methods and theories of formal syntax are focussed on grammatical variation and change. The editors open the volume with an extensive and accessible introduction to the ideas and techniques deployed in the book and the phenomena and issues on which they are brought to bear. Seventeen chapters follow, divided into two parts, the first concerned with grammaticalization and the second with parametric variation. These show what the application of contemporary theories of syntax and language variation can reveal about syntactic change and variation and the processes of parametric change which lie behind them. They also demonstrate the value of testing and constructing synchronic theories on the basis of historical data. The analyses range over many languages and language families, including Germanic, Romance, Greek, and Chinese.
This book will interest scholars and students of grammatical change and theory at graduate level and above

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	October 2005
Editors:	Montserrat Batllori • Maria-Lluisa Hernanz • Carme Picallo • Francesc Roca
Dimensions:	241 x 163 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-927212-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-927212-3
Barcode:	9780199272129

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