Chapter 3. The diachronic background

Chapters in this book

1. 日本言語政策学会 / Japan Association for Language Policy. 言語政策 / Language Policy 10. 2014 i
2. Table of contents vii
3. List of abbreviations xi
4. List of tables xiii
5. List of figures xv
6. Preface and acknowledgements xvii
7. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
8. Chapter 2. Conceptual framework 18
9. Chapter 3. The diachronic background 50
10. Chapter 4. Cross-linguistic variation in tense-aspect systems 67
11. Chapter 5. General patterns of variation and change in the present perfect and preterite 89
12. Chapter 6. Major conditioning factors of change 110
13. Chapter 7. Additional factors 136
14. Chapter 8. Internal and external motivations of change 162
15. Chapter 9. Conclusion 195
16. References 205
17. Appendix 223
18. Name index 225
19. Language index 229
20. Subject index 231