The power of analogy : an essay on historical linguistics

The power of analogy : an essay on historical linguistics / by Dieter Wanner.

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Main Author: Wanner, Dieter, 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2006.
Series:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 170.
Subjects:
Historical linguistics.
Analogy (Linguistics)
historical linguistics.
analogy.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Ancient Languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Historical & Comparative.
Historical linguistics
Historische Sprachwissenschaft
Analogie
Analogie.
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Table of Contents:
  • Diachrony : positions and challenges
  • Domains in historical linguistics
  • Reintegrating diachrony : a critique of some theoretical constructs
  • Critical issues : grammaticality, representation, redundancy, and regularity
  • Analogy, categorization, and learning
  • Soft syntax
  • Pathways for diachronic shifts.

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