Perspectives on Language Structure and Language Change: Studies in Honor of Henning Andersen

Heltoft, Lars (Editor)/ Igartua, Iván (Editor)/ Joseph, Brian D. (Editor)/ Kragh, Kirsten Jeppesen (Editor)/ Schøsler, Lene (Editor)

ISBN 10: 9027203091 / ISBN 13: 9789027203090

Published by John Benjamins Pub Co, 2019

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419 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Perspectives on Language Structure and Language Change: Studies in Honor of Henning Andersen
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027203091
• ISBN 13: 9789027203090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.91 kilograms

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Synopsis

This volume centers on three important theoretical concepts for the study of language change and the ways in which language structure emerges and turns into new structure: reanalysis, actualization, and indexicality. Reanalysis is a part of ongoing everyday language use, a process through which language is reproduced and changed. Actualization refers to the processes through which a reanalyzed structure spreads throughout single communities and society. Indexicality covers the way in which parts of a linguistic system can point to other parts of the system, both syntagmatically and paradigmatically. The inclusion of indexicality leads to fine-grained analysis in morphology, word order, and constructional syntax.