Constructional Change in English

Constructional Change in English
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9781107013483
ISBN-13 : 1107013488
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Book Synopsis Constructional Change in English by : Martin Hilpert

Download or read book Constructional Change in English written by Martin Hilpert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is construction grammar a useful framework for the study of language change? Hilpert combines the current linguistic theory of construction grammar with advanced corpus-based methodology in order to study language change in a new way. This new perspective has wide-ranging consequences for the way historical linguists think about language change.


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