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
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Parameters, functional heads and language change; 2 T elements; 3 C elements; 4 D elements; 5 Theoretical consequences; References; Index of languages; Index of names; Index of subjects.

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