30.2074, Books: The Determinants of Diachronic Stability: Breitbarth, Bouzouita, Danckaert, Farasyn (eds.)

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Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 13:46:27
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: The Determinants of Diachronic Stability: Breitbarth, Bouzouita, Danckaert, Farasyn (eds.)

 


Title: The Determinants of Diachronic Stability 
Series Title: Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 254  

Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/la.254 


Editor: Anne Breitbarth
Editor: Miriam Bouzouita
Editor: Lieven Danckaert
Editor: Melissa Farasyn

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027262752 Pages: 294 Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027262752 Pages: 294 Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027262752 Pages: 294 Price: Europe EURO 99.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027202413 Pages: 294 Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027202413 Pages: 294 Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027202413 Pages: 294 Price: Europe EURO 104.94


Abstract:

While much of the literature has focused on explaining diachronic variation
and change, the fact that sometimes change does not seem to happen has
received much less attention. The current volume unites ten contributions that
look for the determinants of diachronic stability, mainly in the areas of
morphology and (morpho)syntax. The relevant question is approached from
different angles, both empirical and theoretical. Empirically, the
contributions deal with the absence of change where one may expect it, uncover
underlying stability where traditionally diachronic change was postulated,
and, inversely, superficial stability that disguises underlying change.
Determining factors ranging from internal causes to language contact are
explored. Theoretically, the questions of whether stable variation is
possible, and how it can be modeled are addressed. The volume will be of
interest to linguists working on the causes of language change, and to
scholars working on the history of Germanic, Romance, and Sinitic languages.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Linguistic Theories
                     Sociolinguistics
                     Typology


Written In: English  (eng)

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