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4. Structural ambiguity as a possible trigger of syntactic change

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© 2022, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

© 2022, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Abbreviations xi
  5. 1. Variation and change in languages 1
  6. 2. Language change across the lifespan 20
  7. 3. The child as the locus and agent of grammatical change 52
  8. 4. Structural ambiguity as a possible trigger of syntactic change 73
  9. 5. Language contact as a possible trigger of change 96
  10. 6. Acquisition in multilingual settings: Implications for explanations of change 137
  11. 7. Towards an explanatory theory of grammatical change 166
  12. References 184
  13. Index 200
Language Acquisition and Change
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748677993-006

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Abbreviations xi
  5. 1. Variation and change in languages 1
  6. 2. Language change across the lifespan 20
  7. 3. The child as the locus and agent of grammatical change 52
  8. 4. Structural ambiguity as a possible trigger of syntactic change 73
  9. 5. Language contact as a possible trigger of change 96
  10. 6. Acquisition in multilingual settings: Implications for explanations of change 137
  11. 7. Towards an explanatory theory of grammatical change 166
  12. References 184
  13. Index 200
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