Stability, variation, and change of word-order patterns over time [electronic resource] /
edited by Rosanna Sornicola, Erich Poppe, Ariel Shisha-Halevy ; with the assistance of Paola Como.
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, c2000.
- xxxi, 323 p.
- Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, v. 213 0304-0763 ; .
- Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 213. .
Chiefly papers presented at a workshop held within the 13th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, which was held Aug. 14, 1997, Düsseldorf, Ger.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
pt. 1. Stylistic and pragmatic principles in stability, variation and change -- pt. 2. Stability and diachrony -- pt. 3. Reanalysis, grammaticalization and change -- pt. 4. Variation and change.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Papers chiefly in English with one in French.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Word order--Congresses. Linguistic change--Congresses. Language and languages--Variation--Congresses.