| Variation and Morphosyntactic Change in Greek: From Clitics to Affixes 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Pappas, P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 140391334X ISBN-13: 9781403913340 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: This book deals with some of the major theoretical and descriptive concerns of the historical linguist. The author presents a variationist analysis of weak object pronoun placement in Greek during a transitional period of the language when these elements exhibited both clitic-like and affix-like behavior. The statistical analysis of the data, providing the first accurate description of the pattern of variation, is used in showing that existing accounts fall short of a full explanation. An alternative approach forces re-evaluation of the role of generalizations in linguistic explanation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Greek (modern) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 487.3 |
| LCCN: 2003054874 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.44" W x 8.78" (0.81 lbs) 185 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book deals with some of the major theoretical and descriptive concerns of the historical linguist. The author presents a variationist analysis of weak object pronoun placement in Greek during a transitional period of the language when these elements exhibited both clitic-like and affix-like behaviour. The statistical analysis of the data, providing the first accurate description of the pattern of variation, is used in showing that existing accounts fall short of a full explanation. An alternative approach forces re-evaluation of the role of generalizations in linguistic explanation. |