The (in)transparency of meaning change and variation : A study of the indefinite cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish

Olga Kellert

ISBN 10: 3985541531 / ISBN 13: 9783985541539

Published by Language Science Press, Language Science Press Dez 2025, 2025

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book investigates the development of indefinites like cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish, tracing their path from modal meanings like free choice and random selection to evaluative and even pejorative uses. Drawing on corpus data, variation across dialects, and formal semantic tools, the study probes how transparent these shifts are and what they reveal about the mechanisms of meaning change. The findings will interest linguists working on indefinites, variation, or the interface between form and interpretation-whether in synchrony or diachrony.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 264 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The (in)transparency of meaning change and variation : A study of the indefinite cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish
• Publisher: Language Science Press, Language Science Press Dez 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3985541531
• ISBN 13: 9783985541539
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 175H x 22D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 175 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 684 grams

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This book investigates the development of indefinites like cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish, tracing their path from modal meanings like free choice and random selection to evaluative and even pejorative uses. Drawing on corpus data, variation across dialects, and formal semantic tools, the study probes how transparent these shifts are and what they reveal about the mechanisms of meaning change. The findings will interest linguists working on indefinites, variation, or the interface between form and interpretation-whether in synchrony or diachrony.