Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change

by Miller, D. Gary
ISBN: 9780198299608
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Overview

This book seeks to answer the questions: why do grammars change, and why is the rate of such change so variable? A principal focus is on changes in English between the Anglo-Saxon and early modern periods. The author frames his analysis in a comparative framework with extended discussions of language change in a wide range of other Indo-European languages. He deploys Chomsky's minimalist framework in a fruitful marriage of comparative and theoretical linguistics within an argument that will be accessible to practitioners in both fields.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Miller, D. Gary
  • ISBN: 9780198299608
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 1.06
  • Number Of Pages: 488
  • Publication Year: 2002
Language: English