Title: Grammaticalization and the Rise of Configurationality in Indo-Aryan
Description: This work 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.
Subjects: Indo-aryan languages, Syntax, History, Postpositions