{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-the-slavic-dual-9781498579247","title":"The Evolution of the Slavic Dual","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dual number in Slavic has always puzzled linguists. In some Slavic languages, such as Russian, there is no dual number; there are only two categories of number, singular and plural.  However, some Slavic languages, such as Slovenian, have three distinct categories of number: singular (1); dual (2); and plural (3 or more). Considering that all Slavic languages have evolved from a common Proto Slavic language, it is puzzling that there is such a difference in the category of number. In The Evolution of the Slavic Dual: A Biolinguistic Perspective, Tatyana G. Slobodchikoff explains the evolution of the category of number in Slavic languages. With the aid of tools from biolinguistics, Slobodchikoff develops a new theory of morphosyntactic feature economy within the distributed morphology framework. This is the first study to use a biolinguistic approach to the evolution of Slavic languages. Using newly digitized corpora of Old East Slavic, Old Slovenian, and Old Sorbian manuscripts spa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Problem of the Slavic Dual from a Diachronic Perspective Chapter 3: The Slavic Dual from a Typological Perspective Chapter 4: Derivation of the Slavic Dual in Distributed Morphology Chapter 5: The Slavic Dual and Number Theory Chapter 6: Morphosyntactic Feature Economy and Reanalysis Chapter 7: Conclusion Appendix A: Abbreviations Appendix B: Orthographical Systems and Transliteration Symbols","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040830587223,"sku":"9781498579247","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-evolution-of-the-slavic-dual-9781498579247","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}