Description
Book SynopsisThis second edition of Diachronic Syntax has been fully revised and updated throughout to cover the multiple developments in the area in the last decade. Written by one of the leading scholars in the field and including a glossary and suggestions for further reading, it will be an ideal textbook for undergraduate students of historical linguistics.
Trade ReviewReview from previous edition 'This work gathers together a wealth of research linking language change to a number of other linguistic areas, and as such is ambitious in its scope. It is a welcome addition to the body of literature on language change.' * Johanna L. Wood, Folia Linguistica *
'Diachronic syntax will serve as an incentive and inspiration for generative researchers of historical linguistics.' * Marion Elenbass, Journal of Linguistics *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Formal comparative and historical syntax 2: Types of syntactic change? 3: Acquisition, learnability, and syntactic change 4: The dynamics of syntactic change 5: Contact, creoles, and change Epilogue Glossary References Index
