Perspectives On Historical Syntax

Author : Carlotta Viti
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 346 pages
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Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027268938

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Perspectives on Historical Syntax by Carlotta Viti Pdf

This volume discusses topics of historical syntax from different theoretical perspectives, ranging from Indo-European studies to generative grammar, functionalism, and typology. It examines mechanisms of syntactic change such as reanalysis, analogy, grammaticalization, independent drift, and language contact, as well as procedures of syntactic reconstruction. More than one factor is considered to explain a syntactic phenomenon, since it is maintained that an accurate account of multiple causations, of both structural and social nature, is to be preferred to considerations of economy. Special attention is given to the relationship between principles of syntactic theory and a search for data reliability through the methods of corpus linguistics. Data are drawn from a variety of languages, including Hittite, Vedic, Ancient Greek, Latin, Romance, Germanic, Baltic, Slavic, Austroasiatic, Gulf of Guinea creoles. The book may be therefore of interest for specialists of these languages in addition to scholars and advanced students of syntax and historical linguistics.

Author : Alice C. Harris,Lyle Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1995-09-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521478812

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Historical Syntax in Cross-Linguistic Perspective by Alice C. Harris,Lyle Campbell Pdf

In this major new work Alice Harris and Lyle Campbell set out to establish a general framework for the investigation of linguistic change. Systematic cross-linguistic comparison of syntactic change across a wide variety of languages is used to construct hypotheses about the universals and limits of language change more generally. In particular, the authors seek to move closer towards describing the range of causes of syntactic change to develop an understanding of the mechanisms of syntactic change, and to provide an understanding of why some languages undergo certain changes and not others. The authors draw on languages as diverse as Pipil and French, Georgian and Estonian, and the data presented is one of the book's great strengths. Rigor and precision are combined here with a great breadth of scholarship to produce a unique resource for the study of linguistic change, which will be of use to scholars and students alike.

Author : Philip Baldi,Pierluigi Cuzzolin
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110207545

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New Perspectives on Historical Latin Syntax by Philip Baldi,Pierluigi Cuzzolin Pdf

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. 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. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS 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. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

Author : Philip Baldi,Pierluigi Cuzzolin
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Latin language
ISBN : 9783110190823

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New Perspectives on Historical Latin Syntax: Syntax of the sentence by Philip Baldi,Pierluigi Cuzzolin Pdf

New Perspectives on Historical Latin Syntax is a methodologically uniform multi-authored work that traces main currents in the syntactic history of Latin. The term history of Latin (or of any other ancient IE language) in its most widespread usage means 'history of phonology and morphology' as they have developed from PIE. Standard comparative grammars of Latin have concentrated primarily on the development of the phonological and morphological systems of the language, with comparatively little attention paid to historical syntax. This emphasis is reflective of the Indo-European tradition in wh.

Author : Philip Baldi,Pierluigi Cuzzolin
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110205633

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New Perspectives on Historical Latin Syntax by Philip Baldi,Pierluigi Cuzzolin Pdf

Relying primarily on a functional-typological methodology, in which structural considerations of the traditional type are combined in a complementary and balanced way with functional and typological principles, the book approaches historical Latin syntax from a nontraditional perspective, investigating diachronic phenomena primarily from their discourse function as revealed in Latin texts. Key features first publication to investigate the long-term syntactic history of Latin second part of a multi-volume set generally accessible to linguists and non-Linguists theoretically coherent, formulated in functional-typological terms does not require reading fluency in Latin, since all examples are translated into English

Author : Christian Kay,Simon Horobin,Jeremy J. Smith
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027247636

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New Perspectives on English Historical Linguistics: Syntax and morphology by Christian Kay,Simon Horobin,Jeremy J. Smith Pdf

This is the first of two volumes of papers selected from those given at the 12th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics. The second is New Perspectives on English Historical Linguistics (2): Lexis and Transmission. Together the volumes provide an overview of many of the issues that are currently engaging practitioners in the field. In this volume, the primary concern is with the historical grammar of English. Some papers take a broad overview of the subject, positioning it within current advances in linguistic theory, while others deal with specific points of syntax and morphology in a historical context. There is a recurrent emphasis on data collection and analysis, with a chronological range from Old to Present Day English, and a geographical spread from Scotland to Newfoundland. Contributions from scholars around the world remind us that not only English itself but the history of English is now an international possession.

Author : Jacek Fisiak
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110824032

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Historical Syntax by Jacek Fisiak Pdf

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. 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. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS 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. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

Author : Charles Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317898993

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Historical Linguistics by Charles Jones Pdf

The contributors to this volume cover the international range of scholarship in the field of Historical Linguistics, as well as some of its major themes. The work and ideas they discuss are relevant not only to other aspects of Historical Linguistics but also to more general developments in linguistic theory. Along with Professor Jones' Introduction, their comments provide a major overview of Historical Linguistics that will be the reference point for its development for many years to come and form an important contribution to general theories of linguistic behaviour.

Author : Jan T. Faarlund
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110854947

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Syntactic Change by Jan T. Faarlund Pdf

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. 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. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS 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. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

Author : Alice Harris,Lyle Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Grammar, Comparative and general
ISBN : 0521474353

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Historical Syntax in Cross-Linguistic Perspective by Alice Harris,Lyle Campbell Pdf

Author : Philip Baldi,Pierluigi Cuzzolin
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110215465

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Constituent Syntax: Quantification, Numerals, Possession, Anaphora by Philip Baldi,Pierluigi Cuzzolin Pdf

New Perspectives on Historical Latin Syntax: Constituent Syntax (Quantification, Numerals, Possession, Anaphora) is the third of four volumes dealing with the long-term evolution of Latin syntax, roughly from the 4th century BCE up to the 6th century CE. Essentially an extension of Volume 2, Volume 3 concentrates on additional subsentential syntactic phenomena and their long-term evolution from the earliest texts up to the Late Latin period. Included in Volume 3 are detailed treatments of quantification, numerals, possession, and deixis/anaphora. As in the other volumes, the non-technical style and extensive illustration with classical examples makes the content readable and immediately useful to the widest audience. Key features first publication to investigates the long-term syntactic history of Latin generally accessible to linguists and non-linguists theoretically coherent, formulated in functional-typological terms does not require reading fluency in Latin, since all examples are translated into English

Author : Paola Crisma,Giuseppe Longobardi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199560547

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Historical Syntax and Linguistic Theory by Paola Crisma,Giuseppe Longobardi Pdf

This text of new work by leading international scholars considers developments in the study of historical linguistics and grammatical theory. It then tests their value and applicability by examining diachronic transmission of syntax at different times and in a wide range of languages

Author : Winfred Philipp Lehmann,Yakov Malkiel
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027235169

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Perspectives on Historical Linguistics by Winfred Philipp Lehmann,Yakov Malkiel Pdf

This volume presents seven extensive essays by specialists in their respective fields of historical linguistics. The first essay after the Introduction states the principles presented in Directions for Historical Linguistics (1968) and assesses the progress made since then towards constructing a general theory of language change. Like the following essays on phonology and morphology, it poses new questions that have arisen in the increasingly ambitious research. Historical attention to discourse, the topic of the next essay, is virtually new, though it too finds predecessors among philologists who devoted themselves to texts. Finally, two essays treat etymology, one concentrating on the rigorously investigated Romance field, the other on Indo-European, especially on new insights prompted by attention to Hittite.

Author : Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134820511

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Generative Linguistics by Frederick J. Newmeyer Pdf

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Richard D. Janda,Brian D. Joseph,Barbara S. Vance
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118732267

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The Handbook of Historical Linguistics, Volume II by Richard D. Janda,Brian D. Joseph,Barbara S. Vance Pdf

An entirely new follow-up volume providing a detailed account of numerous additional issues, methods, and results that characterize current work in historical linguistics. This brand-new, second volume of The Handbook of Historical Linguistics is a complement to the well-established first volume first published in 2003. It includes extended content allowing uniquely comprehensive coverage of the study of language(s) over time. Though it adds fresh perspectives on several topics previously treated in the first volume, this Handbook focuses on extensions of diachronic linguistics beyond those key issues. This Handbook provides readers with studies of language change whose perspectives range from comparisons of large open vs. small closed corpora, via creolistics and linguistic contact in general, to obsolescence and endangerment of languages. Written by leading scholars in their respective fields, new chapters are offered on matters such as the origin of language, evidence from language for reconstructing human prehistory, invocations of language present in studies of language past, benefits of linguistic fieldwork for historical investigation, ways in which not only biological evolution but also field biology can serve as heuristics for research into the rise and spread of linguistic innovations, and more. Moreover, it: offers novel and broadened content complementing the earlier volume so as to provide the fullest available overview of a wholly engrossing field includes 23 all-new contributed chapters, treating some familiar themes from fresh perspectives but mostly covering entirely new topics features expanded discussion of material from language families other than Indo-European provides a multiplicity of views from numerous specialists in linguistic diachrony. The Handbook of Historical Linguistics, Volume II is an ideal book for undergraduate and graduate students in linguistics, researchers and professional linguists, as well as all those interested in the history of particular languages and the history of language more generally.