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Publication details [#52784]

Bergs, Alexander T. and Gabriele Diewald, eds. 2008. Constructions and Language Change. (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs 194). De Gruyter. 271 pp.

Publication type

Book – edited volume

Publication language

English

Keywords

construction grammar | context | crosslinguistic perspective | language change

Language as a subject

Languages, Austronesian | Languages, Germanic

Annotation

This volume explores the role of constructions as linguistic units and the potential of constructional perspectives in linguistic change. The volume provides a crosslinguistic perspective and addresses a number of different language families, ranging from Germanic to Austronesian.