Rhythmic grammar
Subtitle: the influence of rhythm on grammatical variation and change in English
By: by Julia Schlüter.
Series: Topics in English linguistics ;; 46
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
Subjects: English language -- Rhythm; English language -- Grammar, Historical; English language -- Variation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The principle of rhythmic alternation introduced; title: Methodology; title: Analysis of attributive structures; title: Analysis of verbal and adverbial structures; title: Theoretical implications.