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1 online resource (1 online resource (ix, 337 pages)) : illustrations. |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series 4, Current issues in linguistic theory ; volume 326
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 326.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS 2011; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; I. Grammaticalization; The role of historical research in building a model of Sign Language typology, variation, and change; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical research; 3. Implications for Sign Language typology and variation; 4. Summary; References; On the origin of Niger-Congo nominal classification; 1. Introduction; 2. The inherited noun class system of Niger-Congo; 3. Alternative systems of nominal classification in Niger-Congo; 4. Towards a model of Niger-Congo noun class genesis; 5. Conclusion. |
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AbbreviationsReferences; A closer look at subjectification in the grammaticalization of English modals: From the main verb mo; 1. Introduction; 2. Data; 3. Subjectification in the grammaticalization of must; 4. Conclusion; Sources for examples; References; Subjectivity encoding in Taiwanese Southern Min; 1. Introduction; 2. Third person singular pronoun and functional markers in TSM; 3. The functions of the constructions hoo7 i1 and khit4hoo7 i1; 4. The encoding of subjectification via the form of grammaticalization in hoo7 i1 and khit4hoo7 i1; 5. Conclusion; References. |
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II. Problems in historical comparison and reconstructionEmergence of the tone system in the Sanjiazi dialect of Manchu; 1. Overview of the Manchu language; 2. Accent and tones in Sanjiazi Manchu; 3. How did the low tone emerge?; 4. Conclusion; Abbreviations; References; Searching for undetected genetic links between the languages of South America; 1. Introduction; 2. The Amerind hypothesis and the languages of South America; 3. Extent and representation of South American language diversity; 4. Recent advances in the reduction of lineages; 5. Increased availability of data. |
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6. The harvest of previous historical-comparative research7. Focusing on undetected phylogenetic relations; 8. Bilateral language comparison; 9. Selecting the data; 10. Preparing the data: Morphological deconstruction; 11. Preparing the data: How to deal with semantic shift?; 12. Dealing with lexical borrowing and diffusion; 13. Final word; References; Reconstructing the category of "associated motion" in Tacanan languages (Amazonian Bolivia and Peru); 1. Introduction; 2. The category of associated motion: Definition and typological framework of analysis. |
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3. Associated motion systems in Tacanan languages: A comparison4. Associated motion systems in neighboring languages: Areal perspective; 5. Reconstructing the history of AM systems in Tacanan languages; 6. Conclusions; References; The mirage of apparent morphological correspondence: A case from Indo-European; 1. Introduction; 2. The PIE 3sg middle ending *-to; 3. The PIE 1sg secondary middle ending *-h2eh2e; 4. Conclusion; References; III. Historical development of morphosyntactic features; Analogy as a source of suppletion; 1. Interactions between sound change and analogy. |
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Starting from Sapir's (1921) concept of linguistic "drift", this chapter explores long-term morphosyntactic change in Ancient Egyptian, with particular attention to the typological shift from agglutinative-synthetic to largely analytic morphological structure. The momentum for the continuing and pervasive analyticization process is to be sought in the profusion of a broad range of auxiliary verb constructions. The flipside of the drift towards analyticity is the decreasing morphological productivity of synthetic inflectional patterns. The structurally marked features of the Coptic particle sys. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Historical linguistics -- Congresses.
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Historical linguistics. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Kikusawa, Ritsuko.
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Reid, Lawrence Andrew.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781306073431 |
| ISBN |
9027271194 (electronic book) |
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9789027271198 (electronic book) |
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9027248451 |
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9789027248459 |
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9781306073431 |
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130607343X |
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