The Linguistic Cycle

• Provides examples of linguistic cycles
• Shows that Economy Principles can account for parts of linguistic cycles
• Argues that some cycles are relevant in the typological classification of languages, while others are not
• Shows that research into language change can provide insight into the shape of the earliest human language and how it evolved

Readership: The Linguistic Cycle will appeal to scholars and graduate students in syntax, generative linguistics, historical linguistics, language typology, and language acquisition.

Elly van Gelderen, Regents' Professor, Department of English, Arizona State University

Elly van Gelderen is Regents' Professor in the Department of English at Arizona State University.

Chapter 1: Linguistic Cycles and Economy
Part I
Chapter 2: The Subject Agreement Cycle
Chapter 3: The Object Agreement Cycle
Chapter 4: The Copula Agreement Cycle
Part II
Chapter 5: The Dependent Marking Cycles
Chapter 6: The DP Cycle
Part III
Chapter 7: TMA Cycles
Chapter 8: The Negative Cycles
Part IV
Chapter 9: Typology and Parameters
Chapter 10: Language Evolution
Chapter 11: Conclusion
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