Actualization : linguistic change in progress / edited by Henning Andersen.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Andersen, Henning, 1934-

Conference Name:

International Conference on Historical Linguistics (14th : 1999 : Vancouver, B.C.)

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory 0304-0763 ; Series IV, v. 219.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 219

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistic change--Congresses.

Linguistic change.

Markedness (Linguistics)--Congresses.

Markedness (Linguistics).

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, [2001]

Contents:

Position paper : markedness and the theory of change / Henning Andersen

Patterns of restitution of sound change / Kristin Bakken

The role of markedness in the actuation and actualization of linguistic change / Alexander Bergs and Dieter Stein

On the actualization of the active-to-ergative shift in pre-Islamic India / Vit Bubenik

The use of address pronouns in early modern English / Ulrich Busse

Actualization patterns in grammaticalization : from clause to locative morphology in Northern Iroquoian / Marianne Mithun

From Latin to modern French : actualization and markedness / Lene Schøsler

Markedness, causation, and linguistic change : a semiotic perspective / Michael Shapiro

Markedness, functionality, and perseveration in the actualization of a morphosyntactic change / John Charles Smith

Actualization and the (uni)directionality of change / Henning Andersen.

Notes:

Papers from a workshop held at the 14th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Vancouver, B.C., 14 August 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588110818

9027237263

OCLC:

47838657