Universal Grammar in the Reconstruction of Ancient Languages

by Katalin É. Kiss

Philologists aiming to reconstruct the grammar of ancient languages face the problem that the available data always underdetermine grammar, and in the case of gaps, possible mistakes, and idiosyncracies there are no native speakers to consult. The authors of this volume overcome this difficulty by adopting the methodology that a child uses in the course of language acquisition: they interpret the data they have access to in terms of Universal Grammar...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110185504
• ISBN13: 9783110185508
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary