Diffusion and Reanalysis in Syntax

adjective adjunction adverbial clause analysis approach to reanalysis assume c-command chapter Chomsky clitic colloquial complement construction CP IP dative derivation diffusionist approach direct object discussed easy easy-to-please embedding empirical empty category empty operator English examples of type factors focussing formal further given Haegeman historical idea infinitival clause inflected infinitive innovations interpretation it-type Labov language acquisition Latin linguistic locus of reanalysis matrix subject means Milroy & Milroy model of diffusion movement network model null object parasitic gap passive possible preposition stranding principle pro-drop language problem pronoun proposed put forward question reanalyzed relative clause relative pronoun relevant result sentence type small clause social class social locus social network sociolinguistic speakers Spec CP specific structure stylistic subject position subtypes suggest syntactic change syntactic reanalysis take place texts thematic role theta-role uniformitarian variation varieties verb verb-second Visser Wh-movement zero-type