Evolution of the Slavic Dual

A Biolinguistic Perspective

AvTatyana G. Slobodchikoff

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Studies in Slavic, Baltic, and Eastern European Languages and Cultures

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Beskrivning

The dual number in Slavic has always puzzled linguists. While some Slavic languages, such as Slovenian, have three distinct categories of number--singular (1), dual (2), and plural (3 or more) –other Slavic languages, such as Russian, have no dual number. Considering that all Slavic languages have evolved from a common Proto Slavic language, it is puzzling that there is such a difference in the category of number. In The Evolution of the Slavic Dual: A Biolinguistic Perspective, with the aid of tools from biolinguistics, Tatyana G. Slobodchikoff develops a new theory of Morphosyntactic Feature Economy within the distributed morphology framework. Using newly digitized corpora of Old East Slavic, Old Slovenian, and Old Sorbian manuscripts spanning from the eleventh century through the present time, this book presents a thorough analysis of the evolution of dual number in Slavic languages.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-04
Mått:159 x 232 x 19 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Slavic, Baltic, and Eastern European Languages and Cultures
Antal sidor:172
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498579247

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Tatyana G. Slobodchikoff is lecturer of English at Troy University.

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Evolution of the Slavic Dual: A Biolinguistic Perspective covers a wide range of cross-linguistic data from diachronic and synchronic perspectives in a very accessible format so that readers will have a thorough understanding of the spread and decline of the dual number in Slavic languages such as Old Church Slavonic, Old Russian, and Kashubian. The presentation of theoretical and empirical material includes a great number of charts, tables, figures, and other illustrations, which greatly contributes to the comprehensibility of the dense linguistic material. This book appeals to anybody interested in the evolution of Slavic morpho-syntax as well as to a wide audience of scholars and specialists in theoretical and applied linguistics worldwide. It is a must-have reference for those who want to further explore the theoretical aspects of the dual number in natural languages.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Problem of the Slavic Dual from a Diachronic PerspectiveChapter 3: The Slavic Dual from a Typological PerspectiveChapter 4: Derivation of the Slavic Dual in Distributed MorphologyChapter 5: The Slavic Dual and Number TheoryChapter 6: Morphosyntactic Feature Economy and ReanalysisChapter 7: ConclusionAppendix A: AbbreviationsAppendix B: Orthographical Systems and Transliteration Symbols