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The Linguistic Cycle : Language Change and the Language Faculty
Language: en
Pages: 461
Authors: Department of English Arizona State University Elly van Gelderen Regents' Professor
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-08 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Elly van Gelderen provides examples of linguistic cycles from a number of languages and language families, along with an account of the linguistic cycle in term
The Linguistic Cycle
Language: en
Pages: 460
Authors: Elly van Gelderen
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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In this volume, Elly van Gelderen examines the linguistic cycle and describes how it offers a unique perspective on the language faculty. Each chapter provides
The Linguistic Cycle
Language: en
Pages: 246
Authors: Elly van Gelderen
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-07-31 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Cyclical language change is a linguistic process by which a word, phrase, or part of the grammar loses its meaning or function and is then replaced by another.
Cycles in Language Change
Language: en
Pages: 331
Authors: Miriam Bouzouita
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-15 - Publisher: Oxford Studies in Diachronic a

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This volume explores the multiple aspects of cyclical syntactic change from a wide range of empirical perspectives. The notion of 'linguistic cycle' has long be
The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America
Language: en
Pages: 998
Authors: Carmen Dagostino
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-12-18 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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This handbook provides broad coverage of the languages indigenous to North America, with special focus on typologically interesting features and areal character