Quantitative Approaches to Grammar and Grammatical Change: Perspectives from Germanic 9783110401929, 9783110401752

Quantitative Approaches to Grammar and Grammatical Change: Perspectives from Germanic 9783110401929, 9783110401752

The newly-emerging field of theoretically informed but simultaneously empirically based syntax is dynamic but little-rep

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A comparative Germanic grammar.

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Information Structure and Language Change: New Approaches to Word Order Variation in Germanic 9783110216110, 9783110205916

The volume presents new approaches to explaining word order variation and change in the Germanic languages and thus rela

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Rhythmic Grammar: The Influence of Rhythm on Grammatical Variation and Change in English 9783110219265, 9783110186079

This groundbreaking book highlights a phonological preference, the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation, as a factor in gra

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Measurements of Grammaticalization: Developing a Quantitative Index for the Study of Grammatical Change 9783110753073, 9783110752946

Grammaticalization has often been described as a gradual phenomenon. While many studies have discussed the quantitative

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Constructional Approaches to English Grammar 9783110199178, 9783110196269

This collection of articles brings together new research from both established and emerging international experts in the

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Rhythm in Cognition and Grammar: A Germanic Perspective 9783110378092, 9783110377927

The book contains a collection of papers dealing with the question of how rhythm shapes language. Until now, there was n

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Rhythm in Cognition and Grammar: A Germanic Perspective 9783110378092, 9783110377927

The book contains a collection of papers dealing with the question of how rhythm shapes language. Until now, there was n

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Corpus-based Approaches to Grammar, Media and Health Discourses: Systemic Functional and Other Perspectives [1st ed.] 9789811547706, 9789811547713

This edited volume gathers corpus-based studies on topics including English grammar and discourses on media and health,

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Psychodynamic Approaches to the Experience of Dementia: Perspectives from Observation, Theory and Practice 0415786649, 9780415786645

Psychodynamic Approaches to the Experience of Dementia: Perspectives from Observation, Theory and Practice demonstrates

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