The dialect laboratory : dialects as a testing ground for theories of language change /
Much theorizing in language change research is made without taking into account dialect data. Yet, dialects seem to be superior data to build a theory of linguistic change on, since dialects are relatively free of standardization and therefore more tolerant of variant competition in grammar. In addi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
2012.
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| Series: | Studies in language companion series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
