Rhythmic grammar : the influence of rhythm on grammatical variation and change in English /
This groundbreaking book highlights a phonological preference, the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation, as a factor in grammatical variation and change in English from the early modern period to the present. Though frequently overlooked in earlier research, the phonetically motivated avoidance of adja...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
Mouton de Gruyter,
©2005.
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Colección: | Topics in English linguistics ;
46. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The principle of rhythmic alternation introduced
- Methodology
- Analysis of attributive structures
- Analysis of verbal and adverbial structures
- Theoretical implications.