Typological change: Investigating loss of inflection in early English

Cynthia Allen

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139600231.027

Typological change: Investigating loss of inflection in early English

Cynthia Allen^*

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Abstract

In the course of its history, English has undergone dramatic changes. Some of these changes can arguably be seen as linked together as part of a general typological shift. Typological shifts are of great importance as they shed light on questions of how one change in the grammar may necessitate or facilitate another change.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Cambridge Handbook of English Historical Linguistics
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	444-459
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781139600231
ISBN (Print)	9781107039353
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139600231.027
Publication status	Published - 3 May 2016

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