The Evolution of Grammar

Joan Bybee, Revere Perkins, William Pagliuca

1994420 pages~~★★★★★~~ 4.5 · 4Language & Writing

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Joan Bybee and her colleagues present a new theory of the evolution of grammar that links structure and meaning in a way that directly challenges most contemporary versions of generative grammar. This study focuses on the use and meaning…

AuthorJoan Bybee, Revere Perkins, William Pagliuca

Year1994

Length420 pages

ISBN9780226086651

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