Syntactic Change A Minimalist Approach to Grammaticalization |
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Author:
| Roberts, Ian G. Roussou, Anna |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-06684-6 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $56.99 |
Book Description:
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The phenomenon of grammaticalization--the historical process whereby new grammatical material is created--has attracted a great deal of attention within linguistics in recent years. However, until now no attempt has been made to provide a general account of this phenomenon in terms of a formal theory of syntax. This book shows how this approach gives rise to a number of important conceptual and theoretical issues concerning the nature of functional categories and the form of...
More DescriptionThe phenomenon of grammaticalization--the historical process whereby new grammatical material is created--has attracted a great deal of attention within linguistics in recent years. However, until now no attempt has been made to provide a general account of this phenomenon in terms of a formal theory of syntax. This book shows how this approach gives rise to a number of important conceptual and theoretical issues concerning the nature of functional categories and the form of parameters, as well as the relation of both of these to language change.