02645nam 22004933 450 991079456690332120231110213130.0(CKB)4100000011944874(MiAaPQ)EBC6633451(Au-PeEL)EBL6633451(OCoLC)1246675793(EXLCZ)99410000001194487420210901d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLost in changecauses and processes in the loss of grammatical elements and constructionsedited by Svenja Kranich, Tine BrebanAmsterdamPhiladelphiaJohn Benjamins2021©2021366 pagesStudies in language companion series0165-7763volume 21890-272-5996-8 "While research on language change has formulated robust empirical generalisations about processes and motivations underlying the emergence and spread of linguistic elements, their decline and loss is less well understood. So far a systematic investigation into the processes and motivations of decline and loss in language change is lacking. This book is a first step towards remedying this state of affairs. It brings together a varied set of empirical investigations into decline and loss, spanning morphology, syntax and the lexicon, in different languages. Their authors apply diverse methodologies and represent different theoretical approaches. On the basis of this broad span of studies, authors and editors propose generalisations related to decline and loss and assess similarities and differences with processes and motivations of emergence and spread. The book aims to inspire and provide hypotheses for further studies of decline and loss. It will appeal to historical linguists and others interested in language change"--Provided by publisher.Studies in Language Companion Linguistic changeSocial aspectsLanguage obsolescenceLanguage obsolescencefast(OCoLC)fst00992396Linguistic changeSocial aspectsfast(OCoLC)fst00999169Linguistic changeSocial aspects.Language obsolescence.Language obsolescence.Linguistic changeSocial aspects.417.7Kranich Svenja1471819Breban Tine1471820MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794566903321Lost in change3684269UNINA