{"product_id":"the-cambridge-handbook-of-historical-syntax-hardback-9781107049604","title":"The Cambridge Handbook of Historical Syntax (Hardback) 9781107049604","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Handbook of Historical Syntax\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWritten by a team of international scholars, this outstanding Handbook provides a complete overview of research into historical syntax.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdam Ledgeway (Edited by), Ian Roberts (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107049604, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 March 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e746 pages, 21 b\/w illus.  21 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 18.3 x 3.8 cm, 1.61 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\"\u003eChange is an inherent feature of all aspects of language, and syntax is no exception. While the synchronic study of syntax allows us to make discoveries about the nature of syntactic structure, the study of historical syntax offers even greater possibilities. Over recent decades, the study of historical syntax has proven to be a powerful scientific tool of enquiry with which to challenge and reassess hypotheses and ideas about the nature of syntactic structure which go beyond the observed limits of the study of the synchronic syntax of individual languages or language families. In this timely Handbook, the editors bring together the best of recent international scholarship on historical syntax. Each chapter is focused on a theme rather than an individual language, allowing readers to discover how systematic descriptions of historical data can profitably inform and challenge highly diverse sets of theoretical assumptions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Adam Ledgeway and Ian Roberts\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Types and Mechanisms of Syntactic Change: 1. Grammaticalization Heiko Narrog and Bernd Heine\u003cbr\u003e 2. Degrammaticalization David Willis\u003cbr\u003e 3. Exaptation John Haiman\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reanalysis Nerea Madariaga\u003cbr\u003e 5. Analogy and extension Alice C. Harris\u003cbr\u003e 6. Restructuring David W. Lightfoot\u003cbr\u003e 7. Parameter setting Theresa Biberauer and Ian Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 8. Contact and borrowing Tania Kuteva\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Methods and Tools: 9. The comparative method and comparative reconstruction James Clackson\u003cbr\u003e 10. Internal reconstruction Gisella Ferraresi and Maria Goldbach\u003cbr\u003e 11. Corpora and quantitative methods Susan Pintzuk, Ann Taylor and Anthony Warner\u003cbr\u003e 12. Phylogenetic reconstruction in syntax: the parametric comparison method Giuseppe Longobardi and Cristina Guardiano\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Principles and Constraints: 13. Universal grammar Anders Holmberg\u003cbr\u003e 14. Abduction Henning Andersen\u003cbr\u003e 15. Transparency David W. Lightfoot\u003cbr\u003e 16. Uniformitarianism Ian Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 17. Markedness, naturalness and complexity Anna Roussou\u003cbr\u003e 18. Acquisition and learnability David W. Lightfoot\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Major Issues and Themes: 19. The actuation problem George Walkden\u003cbr\u003e 20. Inertia Ian Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 21. Gradience and gradualness vs abruptness Marit Westergaard\u003cbr\u003e 22. Cyclicity Elly van Gelderen\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Explanations: 23. Endogenous and exogenous theories of syntactic change David Willis\u003cbr\u003e 24. Imperfect transmission and discontinuity David W. Lightfoot\u003cbr\u003e 25. Social conditioning Suzanne Romaine\u003cbr\u003e 26. Non-syntactic sources and triggers of syntactic change Laurel J. Brinton and Elizabeth Closs Traugott\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Models and Approaches: 27. Principles and parameters Adam Ledgeway and Ian Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 28. Biolinguistics Cedric Boeckx, Pedro Tiago Martins and Evelina Leivada\u003cbr\u003e 29. Lexical-functional grammar Kersti Börjars and Nigel Vincent\u003cbr\u003e 30. Typological approaches Sonia Cristofaro and Paolo Ramat\u003cbr\u003e 31. Functional approaches Marianne Mithun.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Grammar,%20syntax%20\u0026amp;%20morphology%20%5BCFK%5D%22\"\u003eCFK\u003c\/a\u003e], Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\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":46003466207512,"sku":"9781107049604","price":108.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107049604i_3dc19191-62c5-44db-9b87-d147e7f0a7ed.jpg?v=1691361613","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-handbook-of-historical-syntax-hardback-9781107049604","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}