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Language Change and Language Structure : Older Germanic Languages in a Comparative Perspective.
Title:
Language Change and Language Structure : Older Germanic Languages in a Comparative Perspective.
Author:
Swan, Toril.
ISBN:
9783110886573
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (357 pages)
Series:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; v.73

Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
Contents:
The development of the runic script and its relationship to Germanic phonological history -- Some typological tendencies in the development of the noun phrase in Germanic languages -- On comparatives in English and other languages -- Sentences with initial adverbials in the law of Magnus Lagabøter with particular emphasis on the position of the subject -- The fortunes of the Latin-type accusative and infinitive construction in Dutch and English compared -- Typological differences between English and German morphology and their causes -- The distribution of subject properties and the acquisition of subjecthood in the West Scandinavian languages -- Ingerid Dal's views on Old Saxon in the light of new evidence -- Kuhn's laws and rise of verb-second syntax -- A note on Old English and Old Norse initial adverbials and word order with special reference to sentence adverbials -- Dating the division between High and Low Germanic: A summary of arguments -- On the subject of some nominativeless sentences in Old Germanic -- Subject Index.
Abstract:
The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. The series considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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