Diachronic Syntax

by Ian Roberts

Book Overview

This second edition of Ian Roberts's highly successful textbook on diachronic syntax has been fully revised and updated throughout to take account of the multiple developments in the field in the last decade. The book provides a detailed account of how standard questions in historical linguistics - including word order change, grammaticalization, and reanalysis - can be explored in terms of current minimalist theory and Universal Grammar. This new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019886146X
• ISBN13: 9780198861461
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.6"