The (in)transparency of meaning change and variation: A study of the indefinite cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783985541539)

Vendor: Olga Kellert
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
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The (in)transparency of meaning change and variation: A study of the indefinite cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish

$45.00

The (in)transparency of meaning change and variation: A study of the indefinite cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish

$45.00
Format: Hardcover
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This book investigates the development of indefinites like cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish, tracing their path from modal meanings like free choice and random selection to evaluative and even pejorative uses. Drawing on corpus data, variation across dialects, and formal semantic tools, the study probes how transparent these shifts are and what they reveal about the mechanisms of meaning change. The findings will interest linguists working on indefinites, variation, or the interface between form and interpretation-whether in synchrony or diachrony.

Author: Olga Kellert
ISBN-10: 3985541531
ISBN-13: 9783985541539
Publisher: Language Science Press
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2025
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.63d

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