Genitive variation in English : conceptual factors in synchronic and diachronic studies / / by Anette Rosenbach
| Genitive variation in English : conceptual factors in synchronic and diachronic studies / / by Anette Rosenbach |
| Autore | Rosenbach Anette |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2012] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (372 p.) |
| Disciplina | 425 |
| Collana | Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Case
English language - Possessives English language - Variation |
| ISBN | 3-11-089981-7 |
| Classificazione | HF 298 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The structure of the s-genitive and the of-genitive: some theoretical preliminaries -- Chapter 3 Grammatical variation -- Chapter 4 Factors: Animacy, topicality, and possessive relation -- Chapter 5 "Variation" versus "choice" -- Chapter 6 Modern English data: experimental study -- Chapter 7 Historical development of the genitive variation -- Chapter 8 A diachronic scenario: the extension of the sgenitive from late Middle to Modern English - economically-driven language change? -- Chapter 9 Summary and conclusion -- Chapter 10 Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index |
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| Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 2002 | ||
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Pathways of change : grammaticalization in English / / edited by Olga Fischer, Anette Rosenbach, Dieter Stein
| Pathways of change : grammaticalization in English / / edited by Olga Fischer, Anette Rosenbach, Dieter Stein |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 391 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 425 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FischerOlga
RosenbachAnette SteinDieter <1946-> |
| Collana | Studies in language companion series |
| Soggetto topico | English language - Grammar, Historical |
| ISBN |
9786612254697
9780585463308 0585463301 9781282254695 1282254693 9789027298690 9027298696 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PATHWAYS OF CHANGE -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- A lovely little example: Wordorder options andcategory shift in the premodifying string -- The grammaticalization of the verb 'pray' -- The grammaticalization of concessive markers in Early Modern English -- Combining English auxiliaries -- Grammaticalisation: Unidirectional, non-reversable? The case of to before the infinitive in English -- Remarks on the de-grammaticalisation of infinitival to in present-day American English -- The role of person and position in Old English -- Remarks on (uni)directionality -- Soþlice and witodlice: Discourse markers in OldEnglish -- Onginnan/beginnan with bare and to-infinitive in Ælfric -- Some suggestions for explaining the origin and development of the definite article in English -- Parallelism vs. asymmetry. The case of English counterfactual conditionals -- The grammaticalization of the present perfect in English. Tracks of change and continuity in a linguistic enclave -- Grammaticalization versus lexicalization: 'Methinks 'there is some confusion -- Name index -- Subject index -- STUDIES IN LANGUAGE COMPANION SERIES (SLCS). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910967510803321 |
| Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2000 | ||
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What counts as evidence in linguistics : the case of innateness / / edited by Martina Penke, Anette Rosenbach
| What counts as evidence in linguistics : the case of innateness / / edited by Martina Penke, Anette Rosenbach |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | ix, 297 p |
| Disciplina | 410 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PenkeMartina
RosenbachAnette |
| Collana | Benjamins current topics |
| Soggetto topico |
Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general Innateness hypothesis (Linguistics) |
| ISBN |
9786612154652
9781282154650 1282154656 9789027292537 9027292531 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | What Counts as Evidence in Linguistics -- Editorial page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- What counts as evidence in linguistics? An introduction -- Typological evidence and Universal Grammar -- Remarks on the relation between language typology and Universal Grammar. Commentary on Newmeyer -- Does linguistic explanation presuppose linguistic description? -- Remarks on description and explanation in grammar. Commentary on Haspelmath -- Author's response -- From UG to Universals. Linguistic adaptation through iterated learning -- Form, meaning and speakers in the evolution of language. Commentary on Kirby, Smith and Brighton -- Authors' response -- Why assume UG? -- What kind of evidence could refute the UG hypothesis? Commentary onWunderlich -- Author's response. Is there any evidence that refutes the UG hypothesis? -- A question of relevance. Some remarks on standard languages -- The Relevance of Variation. Remarks on Weiß's Standard-Dialect-Problem -- Author's response -- Universals, innateness and explanation in second language acquisition -- 'Internal' versus 'external' universals. Commentary on Eckman -- Author's response. 'External' universals and explanation in SLA -- What counts as evidence in historical linguistics? -- Abstraction and performance. Commentary on Fischer -- Author's response -- Subject index -- The series Benjamins Current Topics (BCT). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910968046903321 |
| Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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