Does the use of two languages by bilinguals inevitably bring about grammatical change?
Does switching between languages serve as a catalyst in such change? It is widely held that …

Developments in the analysis of linguistic variation show the need for a theoretical model
whereby variants are viewed as cognitively-based communicative choices. In this book, the …

This study examines the extent to which the Basque ergative-k marker is undergoing change
in the Basque Autonomous Community. The inclusion of Standard Basque in the education …

We probe grammatical person differences comparing 3sg with 1sg in actual language use,
utilizing subject pronoun expression in Spanish. We reconfigure the familiar constraint of …

Aims and objectives: This study examines the extent to which new speakers use the Basque
ergative case marking (–k) in the nominal inflection. I specifically ask whether frequency …

The role of pragmatics in shaping linguistic structures is notoriously difficult to establish in a
replicable fashion. In this chapter, we apply operational definitions of the discourse …

One of the most salient putative African features of Palenquero, an Afro-Hispanic creole
spoken in northern Colombia, is the prenominal plural marker ma. However, plural number …

Research on variable subject expression in null subject languages is robust; however, the
factors that condition subject expression in English are underexplored, primarily because it …

1. Introdución. 2. As construcións hendiádicas. 3. Datos e metodoloxía. 4. Resultados. 5.
Análise. 6 Conclusións. Referencias bibliográficas Abstract: This study provides an analysis …

We provide a usage-based approach to the construction [locative deictic+ accusative clitic+
intransitive verb] found in Galician/Galego. In this construction, the intransitive verb and the …