
Transitivity Alternations in Diachrony : Changes in Argument Structure and Voice Morphology.
Title:
Transitivity Alternations in Diachrony : Changes in Argument Structure and Voice Morphology.
Author:
Lavidas, Nikolaos.
ISBN:
9781443818100
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (273 pages)
Contents:
CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Abstract:
?his book offers a new approach to the theory of change in argument structure and voice morphology. It investigates the diachrony of transitivity, and especially the changes in causative verbs and transitivity alternations, based on data mainly from the Greek and English diachrony (all historical data are transcribed and accompanied by glosses and translations into Modern English). Data from earlier periods provide new information on burning questions in both Historical and Theoretical Lingui...
Local Note:
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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