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Perspectives on Language Structure and Language Change

By Lars Heltoft; Iván Igartua; Brian D. Joseph; Kirsten Jeppesen Kragh; Lene Schøsler

Book information

Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Year
2019
ISBN
9789027262639, 9789027203090
LCC
P142.P476 2019
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1632875 bytes)
Series
Current Issues in Linguistic Theory Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
431\0
Time added
2023-08-21 19:15:51
Comparative and general-Grammaticalization.Grammar

Description

This volume centers on three important theoretical concepts for the study of language change and the ways in which language structure emerges and turns into new structure: reanalysis, actualization, and indexicality. Reanalysis is a part of ongoing everyday language use, a process through which language is reproduced and changed. Actualization refers to the processes through which a reanalyzed structure spreads throughout single communities and society. Indexicality covers the way in which parts of a linguistic system can point to other parts of the system, both syntagmatically and paradigmatically. The inclusion of indexicality leads to fine-grained analysis in morphology, word order, and constructional syntax.

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