Principles of diachronic syntax /
Lightfoot, David.
Principles of diachronic syntax / by David W. Lightfoot. - Cambridge ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 1979. - x, 429 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics ; 23. .
Includes bibliographical references : (p. [409]-427) and index.
Preliminaries--A paradigm case : the English modals--A theory of change--More category changes--Changes in the lexicon.
0521293502
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Historical linguistics.
Principles of diachronic syntax / by David W. Lightfoot. - Cambridge ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 1979. - x, 429 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics ; 23. .
Includes bibliographical references : (p. [409]-427) and index.
Preliminaries--A paradigm case : the English modals--A theory of change--More category changes--Changes in the lexicon.
0521293502
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Historical linguistics.