New perspectives on English historical linguistics. Vol. 1, Syntax and morphology : selected papers from 12 ICEHL, Glasgow, 21-26 August 2002 / edited by Christian Kay, Simon Horobin, Jeremy Smith.

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(12th : International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (12th : 2002 : Glasgow University)

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TextSeries: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; ; v. 251.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2004.Description: 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrationsContent type:

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Syntax and morphology
Selected papers from 12 ICEHL, Glasgow, 21-26 August 2002

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NEW PERSPECTIVES ON ENGLISH HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS I; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Verbal -s reconsidered; Do grammars change when they leak?; Grammar change versus language change; Indefinite Pronominal Anaphora in English correspondence between 1500 and 1800; From resultative predicate to event-modifier; Family values; From inventory to typology in English historical dialectology; Consumers of correctness; Accounting for vernacular features in a Scottish dialect; On MV/VM order in Beowulf.

Summary: This is the first of two volumes of papers selected from those given at the 12th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics. The second is New Perspectives on English Historical Linguistics (2): Lexis and Transmission. Together the volumes provide an overview of many of the issues that are currently engaging practitioners in the field. In this volume, the primary concern is with the historical grammar of English. Some papers take a broad overview of the subject, positioning it within current advances in linguistic theory, while others deal with specific points of syntax and mor.

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This is the first of two volumes of papers selected from those given at the 12th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics. The second is New Perspectives on English Historical Linguistics (2): Lexis and Transmission. Together the volumes provide an overview of many of the issues that are currently engaging practitioners in the field. In this volume, the primary concern is with the historical grammar of English. Some papers take a broad overview of the subject, positioning it within current advances in linguistic theory, while others deal with specific points of syntax and mor.

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