Language Change : Contributions to the Study of its Causes.
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Language Change : Contributions to the Study of its Causes.
Yazar:
Breivik, Leiv E.
ISBN:
9783110853063
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (292 pages)
Seri:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; v.43
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
İçerik:
Preface -- Introduction -- Understanding linguistic innovations -- On the causes of syntactic change in English -- Pragmatics and syntactic change -- Language planning and language change -- The origin and function of switch reference in Green Hmong -- Invisible-hand processes and the universal laws of language change -- On the causes of accelerated linguistic change in the Pacific area -- Sound change is drawn from a pool of synchronic variation -- The role of children in linguistic change -- Contact and isolation in linguistic change -- Some contact structures in Scandinavian, Dutch, and Raeto-Romansh: inner-linguistic and/or contact causes of language change -- Index.
Özet:
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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