Historical linguistics 1993 : selected papers from the 11th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Los Angeles, 16-20 August 1993 /

This volume contains a selection of 34 of the 96 papers presented at ICHL 1993, including several of the contributions to the workshop on Parameters and Typology organized jointly by Henning Andersen and David W. Lightfoot. Major topics represented are grammaticalization and functional renewal (illu...

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Corporate Author: International Conference on Historical Linguistics University of California, Los Angeles
Other Authors: Andersen, Henning, 1934-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1995.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 124.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=400849
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Summary:This volume contains a selection of 34 of the 96 papers presented at ICHL 1993, including several of the contributions to the workshop on Parameters and Typology organized jointly by Henning Andersen and David W. Lightfoot. Major topics represented are grammaticalization and functional renewal (illustrated with changes in romance, French, Pennsylvania German, Afrikaans, English, Finnish), changes in syntax (Indo-European, Indo-Aryan, Ancient Greek, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Dutch, English) and discourse structure (Old Russian, Old French), morphology (German, Turkic), ph.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 460 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027276490
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ISSN:0304-0763 ;