This volume brings together contributions from leading specialists in syntax and morphology to explore the complex relation between periphrasis and inflexion fr

The Romance languages offer unique potential for empirical analysis and methodological innovation within the vast field of linguistics, due to the survival of a

This volume brings together work from leading specialists in Indo-European languages to explore the macro- and micro-dynamic factors that contribute to variatio

This book explores the long history of the Arabic language, from pre-Islamic Arabic via the Classical era of the Arabic grammarians up to the present day. While

This volume explores the role that functional elements play in syntactic change and investigates the semantic and functional features that are the driving force