Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Linguistics and Grammaticalization - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 155619658X ISBN 13 : 9781556196584

Editeur : John Benjamins Pub Co, 2000

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Comparative linguistics and grammaticalization theory both belong to the broader category of historical linguistics, yet few linguists practice both. The methods and goals of each group seem largely distinct: comparative linguists have by and large avoided reconstructing grammar, while grammaticalization theoreticians have either focused on explaining attested historical change or used internal reconstruction to formulate hypotheses about processes of change. In this collection, some of the leading voices in grammaticalization theory apply their methods to comparative data (largely drawn from indigenous languages of the Americas), showing not only that grammar can be reconstructed, but that the process of reconstructing grammar can yield interesting theoretical and typological insights.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Benjamins Pub Co
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 155619658X
• ISBN 13: 9781556196584
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 267
• Éditeur: Gildea Spike
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible