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In:Lost in Change: Causes and processes in the loss of grammatical elements and constructions
Edited by Svenja Kranich and Tine Breban
[Studies in Language Companion Series 218] 2021
► pp. 1–18

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Lost in Change

Introduction

Editors
 | University of Bonn
 | University of Manchester
Published online: 16 June 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.218.int
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Studying loss: Hypotheses and generalizations
    • 2.1Data and methods for studying loss
    • 2.2Modelling loss: Classifications and theories
    • 2.3The process of loss
    • 2.4Causes and motivations for loss
    • 2.5Potential universals
  • 3.Summaries of the contributions in this volume
    • PART I – Modelling loss: Description, theory and method
    • PART II – Motivations and explanations for loss: Language-internal and external factors
  • Acknowledgement
  • References
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