Comparing Linguistic Diachronies: The Naxos Papers (Volume III)

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Dr Nikolaos Lavidas (University of Athens, Greece) Professor or Dr. Alexander Bergs (Osnabrück University, Germany)

Comparing Linguistic Diachronies

The Naxos Papers (Volume III)

Dr Nikolaos Lavidas (University of Athens, Greece), Professor or Dr. Alexander Bergs (Osnabrück University, Germany), Prof. Elly van Gelderen (Arizona State University, USA) , Prof Ioanna Sitaridou (University of Cambridge, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
11 December 2025

Language: history & general works; Sociolinguistics; Semantics

This volume presents eight case studies examining diachronic linguistics and language contact, as well as different aspects of language change.

The chapters cover a variety of topics and consider the relationship between historical data and linguistic theory. They also examine the diachronic development of linguistic characteristics in different levels of linguistic analysis including historical morpho-syntax, historical phonology, historical pragmatics and historical sociolinguistics. The authors propose modern methodologies of analyzing and explaining the diachronic development of various morpho-phonological and morpho-syntactic characteristics. Focusing on common directions of change in different languages, including English, Gothic, Ancient Greek, Eastern Indo-Aryan and Hebrew, they provide explanations that reveal the role of internal factors as well as of language contact.

The volume promotes a dialogue between traditional approaches to language change and modern approaches utilizing new, statistical methodologies. Through this type of dialogue, the volume enriches our knowledge of theoretical perspectives, tools and methods that can facilitate a contrastive analysis of the diachronic development of linguistic characteristics.

Edited by: Dr Nikolaos Lavidas (University of Athens Greece), Professor or Dr. Alexander Bergs (Osnabrück University, Germany), Prof. Elly van Gelderen (Arizona State University, USA), Prof Ioanna Sitaridou (University of Cambridge, UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781350516335
ISBN 10: 1350516333
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 11 December 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction, Nikolaos Lavidas (University of Athens, Greece), Alexander Bergs (Osnabrück University, Germany), Elly van Gelderen (Arizona State University, USA) and Ioanna Sitaridou (University of Cambridge, UK) Part I: Features of the Linguistic System and Their Diachrony 2. Negative 'Might' and 'Easy' Shifts in Hebrew, Bar Avineri (Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) 3. Nominative Case in Eastern Indo-Aryan Languages, Sayantani Banerjee (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India) 4. The Suppletive Form of the Verb Beon in Old English and its Diachronic Trajectory to Present-Day English, Vicky Karouti (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) Part II. Linguistics Diachronies and the Role of External Factors 5. Macro- and Micro-Oriented Approaches to Historical Data: Code switching in English Merchants’ Writings, Carmela Perta (Università degli Studi ""G. d'Annunzio"", Italy) 6. Lexical Ambiguity and Lexicalizations of Punctual until in the Diachrony of Ancient Greek, Travis Wright (University of Oxford, UK) 7. At the Morphological-Syntactic Crossroads: Unveiling the Forces Shaping Neuter Assignment in Heptanesian Borrowing from Italo-Romance, Vassiliki Makri (University of the Aegean, Greece) 8. The Influence of Greek on the Gothic New Testament in Relation to Proto-Germanic: Corpus-driven Evidence on Written Contact, Sofia Chionidi (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) 9. The Verbs of Grief and Fear in the Ancient Greek Tragedy Plays and Oratory Speeches, Anastasia Tsiropina (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) Index

Nikolaos Lavidas is Associate Professor of Diachronic Linguistics at the University of Athens, Greece. Alexander Bergs is Full Professor and Chair of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Osnabrück, Germany. Elly van Gelderen is Regents’ Professor Emeritus in English, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Arizona State University, USA. Ioanna Sitaridou is Professor of Spanish and Historical Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Reviews for Comparing Linguistic Diachronies: The Naxos Papers (Volume III)

This book is a great testimony to the vibrant and inspirational Naxos summer school workshops. Using established methodologies but also testing new approaches to diachronic linguistics, the chapters showcase lesser-studied linguistic varieties and periods. From Goths to Greeks, the book will be of interest to advanced students and academics alike. * Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson, Professor of Scots and English Philology, University of Glasgow, UK * This is a fascinating volume that touches on very important topics in historical linguistics. The reader will find studies on lexico-grammatical as well as on lexical change, and likewise several well-structured articles that highlight different aspects of language contact together with excellent analyses of their impact on language change. * Ljuba Veselinova, Professor of Linguistics, Stockholm University, Sweden * This book offers a valuable and thought-provoking contribution to the study of diachronic linguistics, with a particular focus on the role of language contact in explaining linguistic change over time. Using modern methodologies, both emerging and established researchers reflect on the various directions in which languages such as Ancient Greek, Hebrew, Gothic, and English have evolved. * Dr. María Isabel Jiménez, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain *