Stability, Variation and Change of Word-Order Patterns over Time
Editors
| Università di Napoli Frederico II
| Philipps-Universität Marburg
| The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Assistant Editor
The issue of permanence and change of word-order patterns has long been debated in both historical linguistics and structural theories. The interest in this theme has been revamped by contemporary research in typology with its emphasis on correlation or harmonies of structures of word-order as explicative principles of both synchronic and diachronic processes. The aim of this book is to stimulate a critical reconsideration of perspectives and methods in the study of continuities and discontinuities of word-order patterns. Bringing together contributions by specialists of various theoretical backgrounds and with expertise in different language families or groups (Caucasian, Hamito-Semitic, and — among Indo-European — Hittite, Greek, Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic, Romance), the book addresses issues like the notions of stability, variation and change of word-order and their interrelations, the interplay of syntactic and pragmatic factors, and the role of internal and external factors in synchronic and diachronic dynamics of word-order. The book contains a selection of papers presented at a workshop held at the XIII International Conference on Historical Linguistics (Düsseldorf, August 1997) and additonal invited contributions.
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 213] 2000. xxxii, 323 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
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vii
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Introduction
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ix
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Part I. Stylistic and Pragmatic Principles in Stability, Variation and Change
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3
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23
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41
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Part II. Stability and Diachrony
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55
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71
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101
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Part III. Reanalysis, Grammaticalization and Change
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119
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133
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165
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Part IV. Variation and Change
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187
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203
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231
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259
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285
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Index of names
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309
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Index of subjects
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315
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Index of languages
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321
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Subjects
BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General