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Linguistic Universals and Language Variation / ed. by Peter Siemund.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; 231Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (472 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110238051
  • 9783110238068
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 417 22/ger
LOC classification:
  • P120.V37 L5194 2011
  • P120.V37
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- List of contributors -- Universals and variation: an introduction -- Part 1 Varieties and cross-linguistic variation -- Causal clauses: a cross-linguistic investigation of their structure, meaning, and use -- Two euroversals in a global perspective: auxiliation and alignment -- The diachronic development of article-possessor complementarity in the history of Italian and Portuguese -- Variation as a window on universals -- Part 2 Contact-induced variation -- Gender and contact – a Natural Morphology perspective on Scandinavian examples -- Universals of structural borrowing -- Part 3 Methodological issues of variation research -- Variation and reproducibility in linguistics -- Parameters of morphosyntactic variation in World Englishes: prospects and limitations of searching for universals -- Comparing varieties of English: problems and perspectives -- Part 4 Variation and linguistic theory -- Norwegian main clause declaratives: variation within and across grammars -- Syntactic variation and change in Romance: a Minimalist approach -- A localistic approach to universals and variation -- Lexicon, phonology and phonetics. Or: rule-based and usage-based approaches to phonological variation -- Index
Summary: The volume explores the relationship between linguistic universals and language variation. Its contributions identify the recurrent patterns and principles behind the complex spectrum of observable variation. The volume bridges the gap between cross-linguistic variation, regional variation, diachronic variation, contact-induced variation as well as socially conditioned variation. Moreover, it addresses fundamental methodological and theoretical issues of variation research. The volume brings together internationally renowned specialists of their fields while, at the same time, offering a platform for gifted and highly talented young researchers. The authors come from different theoretical backgrounds and through their work illustrate a rich array of scientific methods. All authors share a strong belief in empirically founded theoretical work. The contributions span a high number of languages and dialects from many parts of the world. They are extremely broad in their empirical coverage addressing an impressive selection of grammatical domains.

Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- List of contributors -- Universals and variation: an introduction -- Part 1 Varieties and cross-linguistic variation -- Causal clauses: a cross-linguistic investigation of their structure, meaning, and use -- Two euroversals in a global perspective: auxiliation and alignment -- The diachronic development of article-possessor complementarity in the history of Italian and Portuguese -- Variation as a window on universals -- Part 2 Contact-induced variation -- Gender and contact – a Natural Morphology perspective on Scandinavian examples -- Universals of structural borrowing -- Part 3 Methodological issues of variation research -- Variation and reproducibility in linguistics -- Parameters of morphosyntactic variation in World Englishes: prospects and limitations of searching for universals -- Comparing varieties of English: problems and perspectives -- Part 4 Variation and linguistic theory -- Norwegian main clause declaratives: variation within and across grammars -- Syntactic variation and change in Romance: a Minimalist approach -- A localistic approach to universals and variation -- Lexicon, phonology and phonetics. Or: rule-based and usage-based approaches to phonological variation -- Index

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The volume explores the relationship between linguistic universals and language variation. Its contributions identify the recurrent patterns and principles behind the complex spectrum of observable variation. The volume bridges the gap between cross-linguistic variation, regional variation, diachronic variation, contact-induced variation as well as socially conditioned variation. Moreover, it addresses fundamental methodological and theoretical issues of variation research. The volume brings together internationally renowned specialists of their fields while, at the same time, offering a platform for gifted and highly talented young researchers. The authors come from different theoretical backgrounds and through their work illustrate a rich array of scientific methods. All authors share a strong belief in empirically founded theoretical work. The contributions span a high number of languages and dialects from many parts of the world. They are extremely broad in their empirical coverage addressing an impressive selection of grammatical domains.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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