Multiple inheritance and constructional change
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Graeme Trousdale
Abstract
Language as a network of dependencies or constructions is a central feature of many cognitive theories of grammar. In this network, inheritance relationships are used to describe synchronic facts about a language whereby members of a less abstract set inherit properties from a more general set, and in the case of multiple inheritance, from more than one general set. This article explores some of the ways in which the language network may change over time, particularly the ways in which more than one constructional type may be considered to be the source of a change in the network.
Abstract
Language as a network of dependencies or constructions is a central feature of many cognitive theories of grammar. In this network, inheritance relationships are used to describe synchronic facts about a language whereby members of a less abstract set inherit properties from a more general set, and in the case of multiple inheritance, from more than one general set. This article explores some of the ways in which the language network may change over time, particularly the ways in which more than one constructional type may be considered to be the source of a change in the network.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
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Introduction
- On multiple source constructions in language change 1
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Articles
- Multiple inheritance and constructional change 19
- An inquiry into unidirectionality as a foundational element of grammaticalization 43
- Serving two masters 63
- Multiple sources for the German scandal construction 95
- Sources of auxiliation in the perfects of Europe 129
- Multiple roots of innovations in language contact 175
- Multiple sources and multiple causes multiply explored 205
- Subject index 223
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
-
Introduction
- On multiple source constructions in language change 1
-
Articles
- Multiple inheritance and constructional change 19
- An inquiry into unidirectionality as a foundational element of grammaticalization 43
- Serving two masters 63
- Multiple sources for the German scandal construction 95
- Sources of auxiliation in the perfects of Europe 129
- Multiple roots of innovations in language contact 175
- Multiple sources and multiple causes multiply explored 205
- Subject index 223
