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Interdependence of diachronic and synchronic analyses /

The focus of this volume is the interdependence of diachrony and synchrony in the investigation of syntactic structure. A diverse set of modern and ancient languages is investigated from this perspective, including Hittite, the Classical languages, Old Norse, Coptic, Bantu languages, Australian lang...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Josephson, Folke, Söhrman, Ingmar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2008.
Colección:Studies in language companion series ; v. 103.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Contributors; Introduction; Synchronic and diachronic evidence for parallels between noun phrases and sentences; The development of tense, mood, and aspect, in creole languages and the typology of affix order; Aspectual oppositions from Proto-Indo-European to Latin; On the development of actionality, tense, and viewpoint from Early to Late Latin; Continuity and change; Actionality and aspect in Hittite; Imperfectivity and complete events.