Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses
Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses: Aspect, Tense, Mood, Diathesis and Valency by Folke Josephson
English | 29 Aug. 2008 | ISBN: 9027205701 | 360 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | 29 Aug. 2008 | ISBN: 9027205701 | 360 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
The focus of this volume is the interdependence of diachrony and synchrony in the investigation of syntactic structure. A diverse set of modern and ancient languages is investigated from this perspective, including Hittite, the Classical languages, Old Norse, Coptic, Bantu languages, Australian languages and Creoles. A variety of topics are covered, including TAM, diathesis, valency, case marking, cliticization, and grammaticalization.