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This book presents a comprehensive survey of historically attested relative clause constructions from a diachronic typological perspective. Systematic integration of historical data and a typological approach demonstrates how typology and historical linguistics can each benefit from attention to the other. The diachronic behaviour of relative clauses is mapped across a broad range of genetically and geographically diverse languages. Central to the discussion is the strength of evidence for what have previously been claimed to be 'natural' or even 'universal' pathways of change. While many feat

Historical linguistics --- Grammar --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Space and time in language. --- Typology (Linguistics). --- Historical linguistics. --- Relatives --- Espace et temps dans le langage --- Typologie (Linguistique) --- Linguistique historique --- Relative clauses. --- Space and time in language --- Typology (Linguistics) --- Language and languages --- Linguistic typology --- Linguistics --- Linguistic universals --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and history --- Clauses, Relative --- Relative clauses --- Typology --- Classification --- History --- Clauses --- Philology

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Traditionally, etymology is concerned with the study of lexical items. However, in this book etymology is understood more generally as a research approach concerned with the question of how a particular word or structure came into existence. As a result, etymology can investigate the origin of words (lexical etymology) but also structural elements, such as morphemes and constructions (structural etymology). This pioneer volume assembles thirteen etymological studies over a broad range of languages, ranging from Europe to Australia and the Pacific, focusing in particular on Australian Indigenous languages. The phenomena investigated in the contributions comprise the origin of Australian Indigenous place names and kinship terms, constructions and word histories in Oceanic languages, typological investigations as well as papers on the methodology of etymological research. This volume is intended for a scholarly audience including intermediate and advanced university students with an interest in historical linguistic, especially in etymology, but also semantics, toponymy and language contact.

Language and languages --- Etymology --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Word history --- Historical lexicology --- Etymology. --- Derivation --- Australian languages --- Oceanic languages --- Eastern Austronesian languages --- Austronesian languages --- Proto-Oceanic language --- Aboriginal Australians --- Languages --- Australian Indigenous Languages. --- Historical Lingusitics. --- Lexical Etymology. --- Structural Etymology.

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The volume focuses on semantic shifts and motivation patterns in the lexicon. Its key feature is its lexico-typological orientation, i.e. a heavy emphasis on systematic cross-linguistic comparison. The book presents current theoretical and methodological trends in the study of semantic shifts and motivational patters based on an abundance of empirical findings across genetically, areally and typologically diverse languages.

Lexicology. Semantics --- Semantics. --- Typology (Linguistics) --- Lexical grammar. --- Grammar, Comparative and general. --- Typology (Linguistics). --- Semantics, Historical --- Psychological aspects. --- Historical semantics --- Historical lexicology --- Cross-Linguistic Comparison. --- Lexicography. --- Typology.