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The (in)transparency of meaning change and variation: A study of the indefinite cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish

The (in)transparency of meaning change and variation: A study of the indefinite cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish

Kellert, Olga

Hardcover

Linguistics

ISBN10: 3985541531
ISBN13: 9783985541539
Publisher: Language Science Press
Published: Dec 2 2025
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.37
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
This book investigates the development of indefinites like cualquiera in European and Argentinian Spanish, tracing their path from modal meanings like free choice and random selection to evaluative and even pejorative uses. Drawing on corpus data, variation across dialects, and formal semantic tools, the study probes how transparent these shifts are and what they reveal about the mechanisms of meaning change. The findings will interest linguists working on indefinites, variation, or the interface between form and interpretation-whether in synchrony or diachrony.

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