Principles of Diachronic Syntax (Volume 23)

Lightfoot, D. W.

ISBN 10: 0521293502 / ISBN 13: 9780521293501

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1979

About this Item

Volume 23. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0521293502.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles of Diachronic Syntax (Volume 23)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521293502
• ISBN 13: 9780521293501
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 700 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Language & Linguistics

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Synopsis

The study of syntactic change has been much neglected in the past. Historical linguists have tended to concentrate on phonology, lexis and morphology whilst most theoretical studies of syntax have been deliberately synchronic in intention. In particular, theories of generative grammar have not been responsive to diachronic data and a fortiori have not yielded a convincing account of language change or of the interrelationships between different kinds of change. This study will be of interest to a wide range of linguists. It offers one of the first systematic accounts of a difficult and important topic, with implications for the whole field of linguistics and language study.

Book Description

The study of syntactic change has been much neglected in the past. Historical linguists have tended to concentrate on phonology, lexis and morphology whilst most theoretical studies of syntax have been deliberately synchronic in intention.