Interdependence of diachronic and synchronic analyses:
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam John Benjamins Pub. ©2008
Series:Studies in language companion series v. 103
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Contributors; Introduction; Synchronic and diachronic evidence for parallels between noun phrases and sentences; The development of tense, mood, and aspect, in creole languages and the typology of affix order; Aspectual oppositions from Proto-Indo-European to Latin; On the development of actionality, tense, and viewpoint from Early to Late Latin; Continuity and change; Actionality and aspect in Hittite; Imperfectivity and complete events
The focus of this volume is the interdependence of diachrony and synchrony in the investigation of syntactic structure. A diverse set of modern and ancient languages is investigated from this perspective, including Hittite, the Classical languages, Old Norse, Coptic, Bantu languages, Australian languages and Creoles. A variety of topics are covered, including TAM, diathesis, valency, case marking, cliticization, and grammaticalization. This volume should be of interest tosyntacticians, typologists, and historical linguists with an interest in syntax and morphology
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 350 pages)
ISBN:9027205701
9027290350
9789027205704
9789027290359

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