nam a22 c 4500 slcs.128/358010655 nljbp 250625090020.7 cr ||||||||||| 131217s2012 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2012019426 9789027273475 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp P367 417 23 CFF bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh The Dialect Laboratory Dialects as a testing ground for theories of language change Edited by Gunther De Vogelaer and Guido Seiler Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 ©2012 1 online resource (vi, 297 pp.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in Language Companion Series 0165-7763 128 Includes bibliographical references and index. The dialect laboratory / Gunther De Vogelaer and Guido Seiler -- The evolutionary-emergence model of language change / Douglas S. Bigham -- Dialect data, lexical frequency and the usage-based approach / Lynn Clark -- Dialect areas and linguistic change / Inés Fernández-Ordóñez -- The role of implicational universals in language change / Maik Gibson -- On the genesis of the German recipient passive – Two competing hypotheses in the light of current dialect data / Alexandra N. Lenz -- Paths to tone in the Tamang branch of Tibeto-Burman (Nepal) / Martine Mazaudon -- Dialect choice in Fiji / Karen Elizabeth Park -- When diachrony meets synchrony. / Claudia Pons-Moll -- Geolinguistic data and the past tense debate / Rik Vosters -- Tense and aspect systems of Western and Eastern dialects in Japan / Kazuha Watanabe -- The rise of DP-internal possessors / Helmut Weiß Much theorizing in language change research is made without taking into account dialect data. Yet, dialects seem to be superior data to build a theory of linguistic change on, since dialects are relatively free of standardization and therefore more tolerant of variant competition in grammar. In addition, as compared to most cross-linguistic and diachronic data, dialect data are unusually high in resolution. This book shows that the study of dialect variation has indeed the potential, perhaps even the duty, to play a central role in the process of finding answers to fundamental questions of theoretical historical linguistics. It includes contributions which relate a clearly formulated theoretical question of historical linguistic interest with a well-defined, solid empirical base. The volume discusses phenomena from different domains of grammar (phonology, morphology and syntax) and a wide variety of languages and language varieties in the light of several current theoretical frameworks. Provided by publisher. Historical linguistics Sociolinguistics and Dialectology Theoretical linguistics De Vogelaer, Gunther editor Seiler, Guido editor Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 9789027205957 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.128 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027273475