{"product_id":"historical-syntax-in-cross-linguistic-perspective-paperback-9780521478816","title":"Historical Syntax in Cross-Linguistic Perspective (Paperback) 9780521478816","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistorical Syntax in Cross-Linguistic Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComprehensive treatment of syntactic change, drawing on data from a wide range of languages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlice C. Harris (Author), Lyle Campbell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521478816, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 21 September 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e508 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 3.3 cm, 0.824 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this major new work Alice Harris and Lyle Campbell set out to establish a general framework for the investigation of linguistic change. Systematic cross-linguistic comparison of syntactic change across a wide variety of languages is used to construct hypotheses about the universals and limits of language change more generally. In particular, the authors seek to move closer towards describing the range of causes of syntactic change to develop an understanding of the mechanisms of syntactic change, and to provide an understanding of why some languages undergo certain changes and not others. The authors draw on languages as diverse as Pipil and French, Georgian and Estonian, and the data presented is one of the book's great strengths. Rigor and precision are combined here with a great breadth of scholarship to produce a unique resource for the study of linguistic change, which will be of use to scholars and students alike.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The history of historical syntax: major themes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Overview of a theory of syntactic change\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reanalysis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Extension\u003cbr\u003e 6. Language contact and syntactic borrowing\u003cbr\u003e 7. Processes that simplify bi-clausal structures\u003cbr\u003e 8. Word order\u003cbr\u003e 9. Alignment\u003cbr\u003e 10. On the development of complex constructions\u003cbr\u003e 11. The nature of syntactic change and the issue of causation\u003cbr\u003e 12. Reconstruction of syntax\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004759593240,"sku":"9780521478816","price":55.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521478816i_88d22c10-80cb-4567-bbbd-31895bd8bfcc.jpg?v=1691382883","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/historical-syntax-in-cross-linguistic-perspective-paperback-9780521478816","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}