Clause structure and language change /
Clause structure and language change /
edited by Adrian Battye, Ian Roberts.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
- 1 online resource (viii, 369 pages) : illustrations
- Oxford studies in comparative syntax .
- Oxford studies in comparative syntax. .
Based on material presented at the 1st Generative Diachronic Syntax Conference which was held at the University of York, Apr. 1990.
Includes bibliographical references.
Why UG needs a learning theory : triggering verb movement / David Lightfoot -- Two types of verb second in the history of Yiddish / Beatrice Santorini -- The locus of verb-movement in non-asymmetric verb second languages : the case of Middle French / Monique Lemieux and Fernande Dupuis -- Evidence for a verb-second in Old Portuguese / Ilza Robeiro -- Indo-European origins of Germanic syntax / Paul Kiparsky -- On the decline of verb-movement to comp in Old and Middle French / Barbara Vance -- The loss of V2 in English and French / Christer Platzack -- Verb second, prodrop, functional projections, and language change / Aafke Hulk and Ans van Kemenade -- Null subjects in V1 embedded clauses in Philippe de Vigneulles Cent nouvelles nouvelles / Paul Hirschbuhler -- The diachronic development of subject clitics in northeastern Italian dialects / Cecilia Poletto -- Complement clitics in medieval Romance : the Tober-Mussafia law / Paola Benincà -- Cases of verb-third in Old High German / Alessandra Tomaselli.
A collection of previously unpublished papers on a specific topic in historical linguistics - clause structure. These papers testify to the recent renewal of interest in diachronic syntax, a consequence of the new emphasis on comparative issues in the principles and parameters framework.
English.
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Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses--Congresses.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax--Congresses.
Linguistic change--Congresses.
Principles and parameters (Linguistics)--Congresses.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb--Congresses.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clitics--Congresses.
Propositions (Linguistique)--Congrès.
Syntaxe--Congrès.
Changement linguistique--Congrès.
Principes et paramètres (Linguistique)--Congrès.
Verbe (Linguistique)--Congrès.
Clitiques--Congrès.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clitics.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb.
Linguistic change.
Principles and parameters (Linguistics)
Historische taalwetenschap.
Generatieve grammatica.
Grammar
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
P297 / .C55 1995eb
415
Based on material presented at the 1st Generative Diachronic Syntax Conference which was held at the University of York, Apr. 1990.
Includes bibliographical references.
Why UG needs a learning theory : triggering verb movement / David Lightfoot -- Two types of verb second in the history of Yiddish / Beatrice Santorini -- The locus of verb-movement in non-asymmetric verb second languages : the case of Middle French / Monique Lemieux and Fernande Dupuis -- Evidence for a verb-second in Old Portuguese / Ilza Robeiro -- Indo-European origins of Germanic syntax / Paul Kiparsky -- On the decline of verb-movement to comp in Old and Middle French / Barbara Vance -- The loss of V2 in English and French / Christer Platzack -- Verb second, prodrop, functional projections, and language change / Aafke Hulk and Ans van Kemenade -- Null subjects in V1 embedded clauses in Philippe de Vigneulles Cent nouvelles nouvelles / Paul Hirschbuhler -- The diachronic development of subject clitics in northeastern Italian dialects / Cecilia Poletto -- Complement clitics in medieval Romance : the Tober-Mussafia law / Paola Benincà -- Cases of verb-third in Old High German / Alessandra Tomaselli.
A collection of previously unpublished papers on a specific topic in historical linguistics - clause structure. These papers testify to the recent renewal of interest in diachronic syntax, a consequence of the new emphasis on comparative issues in the principles and parameters framework.
English.
1429406496 (electronic bk.) 9781429406499 (electronic bk.) 0195358791 9780195358797 9780195086324 (acid-free paper) 0195086325 (acid-free paper) 9780195086331 (pbk.) 0195086333 (pbk.) 9786610527175 6610527172 (acid-free paper) (pbk.)
9780195086324
00020142
GB9523645 bnb GB95-23645
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses--Congresses.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax--Congresses.
Linguistic change--Congresses.
Principles and parameters (Linguistics)--Congresses.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb--Congresses.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clitics--Congresses.
Propositions (Linguistique)--Congrès.
Syntaxe--Congrès.
Changement linguistique--Congrès.
Principes et paramètres (Linguistique)--Congrès.
Verbe (Linguistique)--Congrès.
Clitiques--Congrès.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clitics.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb.
Linguistic change.
Principles and parameters (Linguistics)
Historische taalwetenschap.
Generatieve grammatica.
Grammar
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
P297 / .C55 1995eb
415