Format:
302 Seiten :
,
illustrationen, Diagramme.
ISBN:
978-90-272-0164-5
Series Statement:
Studies in language companion series volume 203
Content:
"With most studies on grammatical variation concentrating on the synchronic level, a systematic investigation of long-term grammatical variation within the context of language change, i.e. from a predominantly diachronic perspective, has largely remained a desideratum. The present volume fills this research gap by bringing together nine empirically rich bottom-up case studies on morphological and morphosyntactic variation phenomena in standard and dialect varieties of Indo-European languages (Germanic, Romance, Greek). While variation has often been regarded as merely a transitory epiphenomenal symptom of change, the findings of this volume show that variation is a resilient feature of human language and answer the question what makes variation time-stable. Bridging the gap between corpus-based research on language variation and more theory-driven typological and functional approaches, the volume is of special interest for all researchers concerned with interface phenomena seeking to gain a broader understanding of the mechanisms of linguistic variation and change ..."
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-90-272-6342-1
Language:
English
Subjects:
German Studies
Keywords:
Grammatik
;
Sprachvariante
;
Sprachwandel
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Dammel, Antje, 1976-
Author information:
Schmuck, Mirjam, 1977-
