Grammaticalization and the rise of configurationality in Indo-Aryan
- 320 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
This book examines historical changes in the grammar of the Indo-Aryan languages from the period of their earliest attestations in Vedic Sanskrit (around 1000 BC) to contemporary Hindi, with specific focus on the rise of configurational structure as a by-product of the grammaticalization of postpositions.
