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Comparing the evolution of differential object marking (DOM) in Spanishand Portuguese between the 16th and the 20th c. we discover great differencesbetween the two neighbor languages. Whereas in Spanish we notice a steadyincrease and high degree of grammaticalization of DOM, the graph for thedegree...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Braunmüller, Kurt, 1948- (Editor ), Höder, Steffen (Editor ), Kühl, Karoline H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014]
Colección:Studies in language variation ; v. 16.
Temas:
Languages in contact.
Linguistic change.
Bilingualism.
Intercultural communication.
Langues en contact.
Changement linguistique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Bilingualism
Intercultural communication
Languages in contact
Linguistic change
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Comparing the evolution of differential object marking (DOM) in Spanishand Portuguese between the 16th and the 20th c. we discover great differencesbetween the two neighbor languages. Whereas in Spanish we notice a steadyincrease and high degree of grammaticalization of DOM, the graph for thedegree of grammaticalization of DOM in Portuguese resembles a standardizednormal Gaussian distribution with its peak in the 17th c. The increase of objectmarking until the 17th c. is in consequence of convergence towards Spanish dueto the high prestige of the latter language. From the 18th c. onwards diver.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027269553
9027269556
ISSN:1872-9592 ;

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