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
This specially commissioned volume considers the processes involved in language change and the issues of how they can be modelled and studied. The way languages
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas
Usage-based approaches to language have gained increasing attention in the last two decades. The importance of change and variation has always been recognized i
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas