Principles of diachronic syntax
Auteur :
Lightfoot
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521293501
Date de publication :
12 avr. 1979
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
640 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The study of syntactic change has been much neglected in the past. Historical linguists have tended to concentrate on phonology, lexis and morphology whilst most theoretical studies of syntax have been deliberately synchronic in intention.