This book addresses one of the most pervasive questions in historical linguistics–why
variation becomes stable rather than being eliminated–by revisiting the so far neglected …

Abstract De Smet et al.(2018) propose that when functionally similar constructions come to
overlap, analogical attraction may occur. So may differentiation, but this process involves …

The use of labels of semantic properties like 'concreteness' is quite common in studies in
syntax, but their exact meaning is often unclear. In this article, we compare different …

Many English verbs expressing transfer can be used in two different constructions, one with
no preposition (Rick gave Kate a coffee) and one with the preposition to (Rick gave a coffee …

This dictionary is carefully named. It is a dictionary of rhyming slangs; slangs rather than
slang. That plural is important to us. Our intention is to provide a comprehensive account of …