Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Linguistics and Grammaticalization: 43 (Typological Studies in Language) - Softcover

 
9789027229458: Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Linguistics and Grammaticalization: 43 (Typological Studies in Language)
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ISBN 10: 9027229457 ISBN 13: 9789027229458
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2000

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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.

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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.

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Verlag
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9027229457
ISBN 13 
9789027229458
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
281
Herausgeber
Gildea Spike
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