Constructional Change in English - Developments in Allomorphy, Word Formation, and Syntax

Informationen zum Autor Martin Hilpert is Assistant Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Neuchâtel. Klappentext Martin Hilpert combines construction grammar and advanced corpus-based methodology into a new way of studying language change. Zusammenfassung Is construction grammar a useful framework for the study of language change? Hilpert combines the current linguistic theory of construction grammar with advanced corpus-based methodology in order to study language change in a new way. This new perspective has wide-ranging consequences for the way historical linguists think about language change. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Data and methodology; 3. Constructional change in allomorphy; 4. Constructional change in word formation; 5. Constructional change in syntax; 6. Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Hilpert, Martin (Universite De Neuchatel Hilpert, Hilpert Martin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9781107013483
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01348-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Studies in English Language; Studies in English Language
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Historical and comparative linguistics