This book combines several strands of my work, both individually and in collaboration with various people, over the last couple of years. To a very large extent
This text reflects developing trends in linguistic research, specifically the study of syntax and its pivotal position in current theories of language acquisiti
This book shows how the generative approach to linguistics may be used to understand how languages change. Generative diachronic syntax has developed since the
This second edition of Ian Roberts's highly successful textbook on diachronic syntax has been fully revised and updated throughout to take account of the multip
The book is dedicated to the study of the causes and mechanisms of syntactic change in Slavonic languages, including internally motivated syntactic change, synt