This volume centers on three important theoretical concepts for the study of language change and the ways in which language structure emerges and turns into new

This book offers an original account of the dynamics of syntactic change and the evolving structure of Old Spanish that combines rigorous manuscript-based inves

Addresses an issue hotly debated in the linguistic theory: the relation between language usage and language structure

Presents a comprehensive introduction to linguistics, This book includes chapters on variation and change in lexicon, phonology, and syntax. It also covers topi

This volume presents a careful selection of fifteen articles presented at the SPCL meetings in Atlanta, Boston and Hawai'i in 2003 and 2004. The contributions r