Syntactic change : a minimalist approach to grammaticalization /

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 the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Roberts, Ian G.
Other Authors: Roussou, Anna
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Series:Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 100.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammaticalization.
Linguistic change.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
Grammaticalisation.
Changement linguistique.
Minimalisme (Linguistique)
Syntaxe.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammaticalization
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax
Linguistic change
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-256) and indexes.
ISBN:0511067143
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9780511202698
0511202695
9786610418114
661041811X
9780521790567
0521790565
9780511486326
0511486324
9780521066846
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