Papers from the 5th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics
Edited by Sylvia M. Adamson, Vivien A. Law, Nigel Vincent and Susan Wright
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 65] 1990. xxviii, 583 pp.
Nigel Vincent
List of John Benjamins publications for which Nigel Vincent plays a role.
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Subjects English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Historical linguistics
Articles
2023 Diachrony and Diachronica: 40@40 Diachronica 40:4, pp. 557–568 | Editorial
2018 Chapter 11. Non-finiteness, complementation and evidentiality: The Lithuanian Accusativus cum Participio in a cross-linguistic perspective Tense, Aspect, Modality, and Evidentiality: Crosslinguistic perspectives, Ayoun, Dalila, Agnès Celle and Laure Lansari (eds.), pp. 239–260 | Chapter
The relatedness of non-finite constructions and evidentiality has been observed in various European languages. Passive matrix verbs plus infinitive in English, the corresponding though less productive pattern in Dutch, reportive passives in Danish, and evidential participial constructions in… read more
2017 Chapter 13. Parts and particles: The story of “DĒ” Word Order Change in Acquisition and Language Contact: Essays in honour of Ans van Kemenade, Los, Bettelou and Pieter de Haan (eds.), pp. 291–310 | Chapter
All too often particles are treated as diagnostics of other categories and structures which are the real focus of attention. In the present chapter by contrast we investigate the history of one particle, Latin dē, and the structural roles which it has come to have in the Romance languages. We look… read more
2012 Tributes and obituary Functions of Language 19:1, pp. 1–3 | Article
2011 The pre-conditions for suppletion Morphology and its Interfaces, Galani, Alexandra, Glyn Hicks and George Tsoulas (eds.), pp. 239–266 | Article
Suppletion is a phenomenon which is unique to morphology. It represents extreme non-iconicity in the relation between form and function. Here we deal with what we call proper suppletion, i.e. where one paradigm has resulted from the interaction of two previous paradigms. Our aim is to establish… read more
2010 Grammaticalization and models of language Gradience, Gradualness and Grammaticalization, Traugott, Elizabeth Closs and Graeme Trousdale (eds.), pp. 279–299 | Article
The focus of this paper is the role of theory for the understanding of linguistic change. We argue that ‘formal’ and ‘functional’ should not be seen as two incompatible ways of viewing linguistic data, but as necessary aspects of any linguistic theory. We consider how theories which are formal, but… read more
1995 Exaptation and grammaticalization Historical Linguistics 1993: Selected papers from the 11th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Los Angeles, 16–20 August 1993, Andersen, Henning (ed.), pp. 433 ff. | Article
1979 Word order and grammatical theory Linear Order and Generative Theory, Meisel, Jürgen M. and Martin D. Pam (eds.), pp. 1–22 | Article