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David Lightfoot explains how languages come into being, arguing that children are the driving force. He explores how new systems arise, how they are acquired by children, and how adults and children play different complementary roles in language change.
The issue of permanence and change of word-order patterns has long been debated in both historical linguistics and structural theories. The interest in this theme has been revamped by contemporary research in typology with its emphasis on correlation or 'harmonies' of structures…
Historical semantics and cognition
by Blank, Andreas, Koch, Peter
fromCognitive linguistics research
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Historical semantics and cognition
by Blank, Andreas, Koch, Peter
fromCognitive linguistics research
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Type: Book
Grammatical change in Indo-European languages: papers presented at the workshop on Indo-European…
by Bubeník, Vít, Hewson, John, International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Montréal, Rose, Sarah R., Workshop on Indo-European Linguistics, Montreal)
fromAmsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic S…
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