Explanation and linguistic change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Willem Koopman ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1987 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
Disciplina | 410 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KoopmanW. F (Willem F.) |
Collana | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory |
Soggetto topico |
Historical linguistics
Explanation (Linguistics) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-31400-2
9786613314000 90-272-7945-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
EXPLANATION AND LINGUISTIC CHANGE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; THE LANGUAGE LIFEGAME: PREDICTION, EXPLANATION AND LINGUISTIC CHANGE; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. The relationship between synchronic and diachronic theories; 3.0. Reasons for language universals; 4.0. The language lifegame; 5.0. Snowballs; 5.1. Snowball (1): development of pidgins; 5.2. Snowball (2): destruction of verb-final constraint; 6.0. Summary and conclusion; NOTES; REFERENCES; HEADLESS RELATIVES IN THE HISTORY OF DUTCH; ABBREVIATED SOURCES.; NOTE
BIBLIOGRAPHY MODERN DUTCH COULD BE MIDDLE DUTCHER THAN YOU THINK (AND VICE VERSA); 1. Introduction; 2. Bossuyt's proposal; 3. Second thoughts on P2 integration; 4. The internal structure of the headless relative; 4.1. Stacking; 4.2. The position of the complementizer; 4.3. A head for a headless relative; 4.4. Conclusion; 5. Final remarks; FOOTNOTES; REFERENCES; A BRIEF REPLY TO MR. WEERMAN.; A 'CASE' FOR THE OLD ENGLISH IMPERSONAL; 0. Introduction; 1. The case of the OE impersonal; 2. Case alternation with OE personal verbs; 3. Theories of Case; 4. Case and the lexicon; 5. Conclusion; NOTES REFERENCES REQUISITES FOR REINTERPRETATION; 1. Introduction; 2. The case of modern Dutch -se; 2.1. The female inhabitatives in synchronic analyses; 2.2. The female inhabitatives as a separate pattern; I semantics; II morphological valence; III syntactic valence; 2.3. On the genesis of female inhabitatives in -se_; 2.4. Reinterpretation and its consequences for the synchronic system; 3. The case of Sranan e; 3.1. The original system; 3.2 Recent deviations from the original system; 3.3 Interpretation of the deviations; 4. Requisites for reinterpretation; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY LANGUAGE, SPEAKERS, HISTORY AND DRIFT* 1. Preliminaries; 2, Alternative ontologies; 3. Psychological reductionism and history; 4. Programmatic interlude: Some questions; 5. Arguments for the autonomy of history, 1: Conspiracies; 6. Problems for psychologism: Sapir on 'drift'; 7. Arguments for the autonomy of history, 2: Centres of gravity; 8. Arguments for the autonomy of history, 3: Convergent drift; 9. The ontological dilemma: A new pair of spectacles?; NOTES; REFERENCES; NUMBER NEUTRALIZATION IN OLD ENGLISH: FAILURE OF FUNCTIONALISM?; 1. Outline of the functionalist view 2. Number neutralization in Old English: The system 3. Number neutralization in Old English: Change and variation; 4. The functionalist view qualified; REFERENCES; THE STATUS OF THE FUNCTIONAL APPROACH; NOTES; REFERENCES; ON SH*TTING THE DOOR IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: A REPLY TO PROFESSOR SAMUELS; NOTE; REFERENCE; A BRIEF REJOINDER TO PROFESSOR LASS; 'EXPLANATION' BY LINGUISTIC MAPS; REFERENCES; OLD ENGLISH DIALECTS: WHAT'S TO EXPLAIN; WHAT'S AN EXPLANATION?; NOTE; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1987 | ||
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Explanation and linguistic change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Willem Koopman ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1987 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
Disciplina | 410 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KoopmanW. F (Willem F.) |
Collana | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory |
Soggetto topico |
Historical linguistics
Explanation (Linguistics) |
ISBN |
1-283-31400-2
9786613314000 90-272-7945-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
EXPLANATION AND LINGUISTIC CHANGE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; THE LANGUAGE LIFEGAME: PREDICTION, EXPLANATION AND LINGUISTIC CHANGE; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. The relationship between synchronic and diachronic theories; 3.0. Reasons for language universals; 4.0. The language lifegame; 5.0. Snowballs; 5.1. Snowball (1): development of pidgins; 5.2. Snowball (2): destruction of verb-final constraint; 6.0. Summary and conclusion; NOTES; REFERENCES; HEADLESS RELATIVES IN THE HISTORY OF DUTCH; ABBREVIATED SOURCES.; NOTE
BIBLIOGRAPHY MODERN DUTCH COULD BE MIDDLE DUTCHER THAN YOU THINK (AND VICE VERSA); 1. Introduction; 2. Bossuyt's proposal; 3. Second thoughts on P2 integration; 4. The internal structure of the headless relative; 4.1. Stacking; 4.2. The position of the complementizer; 4.3. A head for a headless relative; 4.4. Conclusion; 5. Final remarks; FOOTNOTES; REFERENCES; A BRIEF REPLY TO MR. WEERMAN.; A 'CASE' FOR THE OLD ENGLISH IMPERSONAL; 0. Introduction; 1. The case of the OE impersonal; 2. Case alternation with OE personal verbs; 3. Theories of Case; 4. Case and the lexicon; 5. Conclusion; NOTES REFERENCES REQUISITES FOR REINTERPRETATION; 1. Introduction; 2. The case of modern Dutch -se; 2.1. The female inhabitatives in synchronic analyses; 2.2. The female inhabitatives as a separate pattern; I semantics; II morphological valence; III syntactic valence; 2.3. On the genesis of female inhabitatives in -se_; 2.4. Reinterpretation and its consequences for the synchronic system; 3. The case of Sranan e; 3.1. The original system; 3.2 Recent deviations from the original system; 3.3 Interpretation of the deviations; 4. Requisites for reinterpretation; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY LANGUAGE, SPEAKERS, HISTORY AND DRIFT* 1. Preliminaries; 2, Alternative ontologies; 3. Psychological reductionism and history; 4. Programmatic interlude: Some questions; 5. Arguments for the autonomy of history, 1: Conspiracies; 6. Problems for psychologism: Sapir on 'drift'; 7. Arguments for the autonomy of history, 2: Centres of gravity; 8. Arguments for the autonomy of history, 3: Convergent drift; 9. The ontological dilemma: A new pair of spectacles?; NOTES; REFERENCES; NUMBER NEUTRALIZATION IN OLD ENGLISH: FAILURE OF FUNCTIONALISM?; 1. Outline of the functionalist view 2. Number neutralization in Old English: The system 3. Number neutralization in Old English: Change and variation; 4. The functionalist view qualified; REFERENCES; THE STATUS OF THE FUNCTIONAL APPROACH; NOTES; REFERENCES; ON SH*TTING THE DOOR IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: A REPLY TO PROFESSOR SAMUELS; NOTE; REFERENCE; A BRIEF REJOINDER TO PROFESSOR LASS; 'EXPLANATION' BY LINGUISTIC MAPS; REFERENCES; OLD ENGLISH DIALECTS: WHAT'S TO EXPLAIN; WHAT'S AN EXPLANATION?; NOTE; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781853503321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1987 | ||
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Explanation and linguistic change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Willem Koopman ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1987 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
Disciplina | 410 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KoopmanW. F (Willem F.) |
Collana | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory |
Soggetto topico |
Historical linguistics
Explanation (Linguistics) |
ISBN |
1-283-31400-2
9786613314000 90-272-7945-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
EXPLANATION AND LINGUISTIC CHANGE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; THE LANGUAGE LIFEGAME: PREDICTION, EXPLANATION AND LINGUISTIC CHANGE; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. The relationship between synchronic and diachronic theories; 3.0. Reasons for language universals; 4.0. The language lifegame; 5.0. Snowballs; 5.1. Snowball (1): development of pidgins; 5.2. Snowball (2): destruction of verb-final constraint; 6.0. Summary and conclusion; NOTES; REFERENCES; HEADLESS RELATIVES IN THE HISTORY OF DUTCH; ABBREVIATED SOURCES.; NOTE
BIBLIOGRAPHY MODERN DUTCH COULD BE MIDDLE DUTCHER THAN YOU THINK (AND VICE VERSA); 1. Introduction; 2. Bossuyt's proposal; 3. Second thoughts on P2 integration; 4. The internal structure of the headless relative; 4.1. Stacking; 4.2. The position of the complementizer; 4.3. A head for a headless relative; 4.4. Conclusion; 5. Final remarks; FOOTNOTES; REFERENCES; A BRIEF REPLY TO MR. WEERMAN.; A 'CASE' FOR THE OLD ENGLISH IMPERSONAL; 0. Introduction; 1. The case of the OE impersonal; 2. Case alternation with OE personal verbs; 3. Theories of Case; 4. Case and the lexicon; 5. Conclusion; NOTES REFERENCES REQUISITES FOR REINTERPRETATION; 1. Introduction; 2. The case of modern Dutch -se; 2.1. The female inhabitatives in synchronic analyses; 2.2. The female inhabitatives as a separate pattern; I semantics; II morphological valence; III syntactic valence; 2.3. On the genesis of female inhabitatives in -se_; 2.4. Reinterpretation and its consequences for the synchronic system; 3. The case of Sranan e; 3.1. The original system; 3.2 Recent deviations from the original system; 3.3 Interpretation of the deviations; 4. Requisites for reinterpretation; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY LANGUAGE, SPEAKERS, HISTORY AND DRIFT* 1. Preliminaries; 2, Alternative ontologies; 3. Psychological reductionism and history; 4. Programmatic interlude: Some questions; 5. Arguments for the autonomy of history, 1: Conspiracies; 6. Problems for psychologism: Sapir on 'drift'; 7. Arguments for the autonomy of history, 2: Centres of gravity; 8. Arguments for the autonomy of history, 3: Convergent drift; 9. The ontological dilemma: A new pair of spectacles?; NOTES; REFERENCES; NUMBER NEUTRALIZATION IN OLD ENGLISH: FAILURE OF FUNCTIONALISM?; 1. Outline of the functionalist view 2. Number neutralization in Old English: The system 3. Number neutralization in Old English: Change and variation; 4. The functionalist view qualified; REFERENCES; THE STATUS OF THE FUNCTIONAL APPROACH; NOTES; REFERENCES; ON SH*TTING THE DOOR IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: A REPLY TO PROFESSOR SAMUELS; NOTE; REFERENCE; A BRIEF REJOINDER TO PROFESSOR LASS; 'EXPLANATION' BY LINGUISTIC MAPS; REFERENCES; OLD ENGLISH DIALECTS: WHAT'S TO EXPLAIN; WHAT'S AN EXPLANATION?; NOTE; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1987 | ||
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