Historical Syntax in Cross-Linguistic Perspective
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Historical Syntax in Cross-Linguistic Perspective is a scholarly work by linguist Lyle Campbell that examines how syntactic structures change over time across diverse languages, integrating comparative and historical methods.
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | theoretical linguistics ⓘ |
| academicUse |
reference work for historical syntax
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text for advanced linguistics courses ⓘ |
| approach |
comparative method
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historical-comparative method ⓘ |
| author | Lyle Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
integrates comparative and historical methods in syntax
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provides cross-linguistic evidence for syntactic change ⓘ |
| examines |
how syntactic structures change over time
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syntactic reconstruction issues ⓘ typological constraints on syntactic change ⓘ |
| field | linguistics ⓘ |
| focus |
diachronic syntax
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mechanisms of syntactic change ⓘ patterns of syntactic change across languages ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Lyle Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students in linguistics
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linguists ⓘ |
| languageCoverage |
diverse languages
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multiple language families ⓘ |
| perspective | cross-linguistic perspective ⓘ |
| subfield |
historical linguistics
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syntax ⓘ |
| topic |
comparative linguistics
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cross-linguistic comparison ⓘ historical syntax ⓘ language change ⓘ syntactic change ⓘ |
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