Historical Linguistics 2009: Selected Papers From The 19th International Conference On Historical Linguistics, Nijmegen, 10-14 August 2009

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The International Conference on Historical Linguistics has always been a forum that reflects the general state of the art in the field, and the 2009 edition, held in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, fully allows the conclusion that the field has been thriving over the years. The studies presented in this volume are an expression of ongoing theoretical discussions as well as new analytical approaches to the study of issues concerning language change. Taken together, they reflect some of the current challenges in the field, as well as the opportunities offered by judicious use of theoretical models and careful corpus-based work. The volume's contributions are organized under the following headings: I. General and Specific Issues of Language Change, II. Linguistic Variation and Change in Germanic, III. Linguistic Variation and Change in Greek, and IV. Linguistic Change in Romance.

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HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS 2009 CURRENT ISSUES IN LINGUISTIC THEORY AMSTERDAM STUDIES IN THE THEORY AND HISTORY OF LINGUISTIC SCIENCE – Series IV General Editor E.F.K. KOERNER Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Typologie und Universalienforschung, Berlin [email protected] Current Issues in Linguistic Theory (CILT) is a theory-oriented series which welcomes contributions from scholars who have significant proposals to make towards the advancement of our understanding of language, its structure, functioning and development. CILT has been established in order to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of linguistic opinions of scholars who do not necessarily accept the prevailing mode of thought in linguistic science. It offers an outlet for meaningful contributions to the current linguistic debate, and furnishes the diversity of opinion which a healthy discipline must have. A complete list of titles in this series can be found on http://benjamins.com/catalog/cilt Advisory Editorial Board Sheila Embleton (Toronto) Elly van Gelderen (Tempe, Ariz.) John E. Joseph (Edinburgh) Manfred Krifka (Berlin) Martin Maiden (Oxford) Martha Ratliff (Detroit, Mich.) E. Wyn Roberts (Vancouver, B.C.) Joseph C. Salmons (Madison, Wis.) Klaas Willems (Ghent) Volume 320 Ans van Kemenade and Nynke de Haas (eds.) Historical Linguistics 2009. Selected papers from the 19th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Nijmegen, 10-14 August 2009 HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS 2009 SELECTED PAPERS FROM THE 19TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS, NIJMEGEN, 10–14 AUGUST 2009 Edited by ANS VAN KEMENADE NYNKE DE HAAS Radboud University Nijmegen JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING COMPANY AMSTERDAM/PHILADELPHIA 8 TM The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences – Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International Conference on Historical Linguistics (19th : 2009 : Nijmegen) Historical linguistics 2009 : selected papers from the 19th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Nijmegen, 10-14 August 2009 / edited by Ans van Kemenade, Nynke de Haas. p. cm. (Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, issn 0304-0763 ; v. 320) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Historical linguistics--Congresses. I. Kemenade, Ans van, 1954- II. Haas, Nynke de. III. Title. P140.I5   2009 417’.7--dc23 2011051989 isbn 978 90 272 4838 1 (Hb ; alk. paper) isbn 978 90 272 7480 9 (Eb) © 2012 – John Benjamins B.V. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by