| Syntactic Change: A Minimalist Approach to Grammaticalization Contributor(s): Roberts, Ian (Author), Roussou, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521790565 ISBN-13: 9780521790567 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: 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. This book shows how this approach leads to a number of important conceptual and theoretical issues concerning the nature of functional categories and the form of parameters, as well as the relation of both of these to language change. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 2002031216 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.41" W x 9.02" (1.33 lbs) 288 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Ian: - Ian Roberts is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge.Roussou, Anna: - Anna Roussou is Assistant Professor at the University of Patras, Greece. |