LEADER 04673nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910778497403321 005 20230515114711.0 010 $a1-282-29663-9 010 $a9786612296635 010 $a3-11-021926-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110219265 035 $a(CKB)1000000000790082 035 $a(EBL)453957 035 $a(OCoLC)636354522 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000342437 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11245831 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342437 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10285013 035 $a(PQKB)11521043 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC453957 035 $a(DE-B1597)36695 035 $a(OCoLC)979583720 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110219265 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL453957 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10329811 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL229663 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000790082 100 $a20050729d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRhythmic grammar$b[electronic resource] $ethe influence of rhythm on grammatical variation and change in English /$fby Julia Schlu?ter 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cMouton de Gruyter$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (408 p.) 225 1 $aTopics in English linguistics ;$v46 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-018607-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tAbbreviations and symbols --$tChapter 1. Introduction --$tChapter 2. The Principle of Rhythmic Alternation introduced --$tChapter 3. Methodology --$tChapter 4. Analysis of attributive structures --$tChapter 5. Analysis of verbal and adverbial structures --$tChapter 6. Theoretical implications --$tChapter 7. Conclusion --$tBackmatter 330 $aThis groundbreaking book highlights a phonological preference, the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation, as a factor in grammatical variation and change in English from the early modern period to the present. Though frequently overlooked in earlier research, the phonetically motivated avoidance of adjacent stresses is shown to exert an influence on a wide variety of phenomena in morphology and syntax. Based on in-depth analyses of extensive electronic databases, the book presents 20 exemplary studies from different structural categories. Among them are much-debated as well as novel issues, including the double comparative worser, 'predicative only' a- adjectives, variant past participles, the placement of the degree modifier quite, the order of conjuncts in binomials, the negation of attributive adjectives and sentence adverbs, variable adverbial marking, the use or omission of the infinitive marker, and the a- prefix before - ing forms. The studies provide qualitative and quantitative evidence of the importance of rhythmic alternation in synchronic variation as well as diachronic change, without neglecting interactions with a set of competing functional tendencies. Thus, the book contributes essential aspects to the description and explanation of the phenomena considered, calling for a fundamental revision of current thinking about the interface between phonology and morphosyntax. In addition, the empirical findings are brought to bear on theoretical discussions of more general interest, yielding a critical assessment of the merits and limitations of two nonmodular linguistic theories: Optimality Theory and spreading activation models. The latter type is developed into a comprehensive conception integrating functional factors such as the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation in an overarching framework for language variation and change. The wide range of subject areas covered makes the volume essential reading and a source of inspiration for linguists with interests as diverse as the phonology-morphosyntax interface, English grammar, the history of English, functional linguistics, Optimality Theory, as well as neuro- and psycholinguistics. 410 0$aTopics in English linguistics ;$v46. 606 $aEnglish language$xRhythm 606 $aEnglish language$xGrammar, Historical 606 $aEnglish language$xVariation 610 $aEnglish /language. 610 $aPhonology. 610 $alanguage change. 615 0$aEnglish language$xRhythm. 615 0$aEnglish language$xGrammar, Historical. 615 0$aEnglish language$xVariation. 676 $a425 700 $aSchlu?ter$b Julia$f1973-$01529287 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778497403321 996 $aRhythmic grammar$93773419 997 $aUNINA