{"product_id":"on-reconstructing-grammar","title":"On Reconstructing Grammar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book shows how to combine grammaticalization theory with the comparative method to reconstruct the grammar of Proto-Languages. To showcase the methodology, seven morphosyntactically distinct verbal systems in the Cariban family--three ergative, three nominative, and one inverse--are reconstructed. Spike Gildea presents detailed data in his reconstruction of Proto-Carib verbal and nominal morphologies. The inverse verbal system reconstructs to Proto-Carib; the other six are innovative, and reconstruct to Proto-Carib nonfinite source-constructions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spike Gildea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43573482291261,"sku":"9780195109528","price":370.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/on-reconstructing-grammar","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}