The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World

by Joan Bybee (Author), Revere Perkins (Author), William Pagliuca (Author)

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1994
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This study focuses on the use and meaning of grammatical markers of tense, aspect and modality, and identifies a universal set of grammatical categories. It argues that the same paths of change occur in languages in different phyla and that movement along these paths is in one direction only.

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This study focuses on the use and meaning of grammatical markers of tense, aspect and modality, and identifies a universal set of grammatical categories. It argues that the same paths of change occur in languages in different phyla and that movement along these paths is in one direction only.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 420
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 15 Nov 1994
ISBN 10: 0226086658
ISBN 13: 9780226086651

The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World

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