Syntactic Change : Toward a Theory of Historical Syntax.
Title:
Syntactic Change : Toward a Theory of Historical Syntax.
Author:
Faarlund, Jan T.
ISBN:
9783110854947
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (232 pages)
Series:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; v.50
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
Contents:
Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Preliminaries -- 1.1. The subject-matter of diachronic syntax -- 1.2. The logic of syntactic change -- 1.3. The North Germanic languages and dialects -- 1.4. Theoretical framework -- 1.5. The data -- 2. Explanation and syntactic change -- 2.1. The locus of linguistic change -- 2.2. The meaning of "explanation" -- 2.3. Explaining linguistic change -- 2.4. Motivation and predictability -- 2.5. Formal and functional explanations - a summary -- 3. Functional change -- 3.1. Synchronic variation and diachronic change -- 3.2. Word order typology -- 3.3. The verb-second constraint -- 3.4. The expletive topic -- 4. Formal change -- 4.1. Predicate and argument -- 4.2. Grammatical function and semantic role -- 4.3. Configurationality -- 4.4. Prototypicality -- 5. Some consequences -- 5.1. Case systems -- 5.2. Passive -- 5.3. "Impersonal" constructions -- 5.4. From preposition to verbal particle -- 5.5. The expletive subject -- Notes -- References -- 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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