Cyclic change in grammar and discourse
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198939054
Date de publication :
5 sept. 2025
Dimensions :
2,9 x 15,6 x 23,4 cm
Poids :
901 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume explores the idea that language change may proceed in a cyclical fashion. The chapters assume that cyclic change is pragmatically driven, and explore forms of this change in morphosyntax, the lexicon, and semantics and pragmatics - as well as the interaction between these levels - in a variety of languages.