Stability, variation, and change of word-order patterns over time (J. Benjamins, 2000)
Chiefly papers presented at a workshop held within the 13th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, which was held Aug. 14, 1997, Düsseldorf, Ger
Includes bibliographical references and index
pt. 1. Stylistic and pragmatic principles in stability, variation and change -- pt. 2. Stability and diachrony -- pt. 3. Reanalysis, grammaticalization and change -- pt. 4. Variation and change