Rhythmic grammar : the influence of rhythm on grammatical variation and change in English

The Resource Rhythmic grammar : the influence of rhythm on grammatical variation and change in English
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Rhythmic grammar : the influence of rhythm on grammatical variation and change in English
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the influence of rhythm on grammatical variation and change in English
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by Julia Schlüter
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Language
eng
Summary
This groundbreaking book highlights a phonological preference, the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation, as a factor in grammatical variation and change in English from the early modern period to the present. Though frequently overlooked in earlier research, the phonetically motivated avoidance of adjacent stresses is shown to exert an influence on a wide variety of phenomena in morphology and syntax. Based on in-depth analyses of extensive electronic databases, the book presents 20 exemplary studies from different structural categories. Among them are much-debated as well as novel issues, includi
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digitized
Cataloging source
OCLCE
Dewey number
425
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Language note
English
LC call number
PE1561
LC item number
.S34 2005
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
Topics in English linguistics
Series volume
46
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