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Language Acquisition and Change

A Morphosyntactic Perspective

By: Jurgen M Meisel

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Language Acquisition and Change

A Morphosyntactic Perspective

By: Jurgen M Meisel

Under which circumstances does grammatical change come about? Is the child the principle agent of change as suggested by historical linguistics?This book discusses diachronic change of languages in terms of restructuring of speakers' internal grammatical knowledge. Efforts to construct a theory of diachronic change consistent with findings from psycholinguistics are scarce. Here, these questions are therefore addressed against the background of insights from research on monolingual and bilingual acquisition. Given that children are remarkably successful in reconstructing the grammars of their ambient languages, commonly held views need to be reconsidered according to which language change is primarily triggered by structural ambiguity in the input and in settings of language contact. In an innovative take on this matter, the authors argue that morphosyntactic change in core areas of grammar, especially where parameters of Universal Grammar are concerned, typically happens in settings involving second language acquisition. The children acting as agents of restructuring are either L2 learners themselves or are continuously exposed to the speech of L2 speakers of their target languages. Based on a variety of case studies, this discussion sheds new light on phenomena of change which have occupied historical linguists since the 19th century and will be welcomed by advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers in the fields of historical linguistics and language acquisition.

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748677992

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9780748677993

Grammaticalization

Studies in Latin and Romance morphosyntax

By: Jurgen Klausenburger

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Grammaticalization

Studies in Latin and Romance morphosyntax

By: Jurgen Klausenburger

In this monograph, various aspects of the morphosyntactic evolution of the Romance languages are shown to interact in a theory of grammaticalization. The study argues for the incorporation and subordination of inflectional morphology within a grammaticalization continuum, constituting but a portion of the latter. Parameters of natural morphology are seen as principles of grammaticalization, but the reverse is also true, rendering grammaticalization and natural morphology indistinguishable. In the context of this theoretical framework, Chapter 2 deals with Latin, French, and Italian verbal inflection, focusing on universal and system-dependent parameters of natural morphology. In Chapter 3, a theory of grammaticalization is built on divergent elements, including not only grammaticalization studies proper, but also the perception/production line of inquiry, and typology and branching issues, permitting the phasing out of the traditional synthesis/analyis cycle. Chapter 4 touches on nominal inflection, in particular that of Old French and Rumanian, the most revealing histories in the Romance domain. Chapter 5, finally, thoroughly discusses extant theoretical questions in grammaticalization, prominently featuring the relevance of ‘invisible hand’ explanations and the crucial role played by unidirectionality. This study will be of interest to specialists in Romance and historical linguistics, as well as morphological theory.

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206

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027299625

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9789027299628

Cell and Tissue Destruction

Mechanisms, Protection, Disorders

By: Jurgen Arnhold

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Cell and Tissue Destruction

Mechanisms, Protection, Disorders

By: Jurgen Arnhold

Cell and Tissue Destruction: Mechanisms, Protection, and Disorders provides an overview of the main mechanisms responsible for degradation in human beings and summarizes important strategies to counter these mechanisms. This book details the properties and limits of protective mechanisms, along with disturbances to systematic physiological functions. It provides examples of disease states resulting from the limits of protective systems. Three sections consider the physical and chemical reasons for destruction in living systems, protection against cytotoxic components, and the development of pathologic states. This book provides neuroscientists, cancer researchers and physicians with robust, overall coverage of the interrelated processes involved in cell and tissue destruction in living structures, and concomitant protective mechanisms and their limitations. - Describes the destruction of biological material as a consequence of the highly ordered nature of living structures - Specifies the main strategies used by cells to overcome destruction, including antioxidative systems, self-repair and growth - Highlights basic mechanisms of immune regulation - Considers the development of selected disease scenarios, from the perspective of destructive processes in cells and tissues - Details organ damage by cytotoxic components as well as septic conditions and multiple organ failure

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344

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Academic Press

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0128167351

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9780128167359

Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry of Natural Products and Their Model Compounds

By: Jurgen-Hinrich Fuhrhop,Claus Endisch

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Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry of Natural Products and Their Model Compounds

By: Jurgen-Hinrich Fuhrhop,Claus Endisch

An assessment of the known properties of natural products and their model compounds to determine their usefulness in biological and medical experimentation, as well as in synkinetics - the reversible synthesis of noncovalent compounds. It explores new techniques such as cryoelectron and scanning force microscopy and solid-state NMR spectroscopy of membrane systems. There are 500 figures and reaction schemes.

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618

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CRC Press

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0824782011

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9780824782016

Book's by Jurgen M Meisel

Language Acquisition and Change

Language Acquisition and Change

Grammaticalization

Grammaticalization

Cell and Tissue Destruction

Cell and Tissue Destruction

Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry of Natural Products and Their Model Compounds

Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry of Natural Products and Their Model Compounds

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