Up and Down the Cline-- the Nature of Grammaticalization
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| Title: | Up and Down the Cline-- the Nature of Grammaticalization |
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| Description: | The basic idea behind this volume is to probe the nature of grammaticalization. Its contributions focus on the following questions: (i) In how far can grammaticalization be considered a universal diachronic process or mechanism of change and in how far is it conditioned by synchronic factors? (ii) What is the role of the speaker in grammaticalization? (iii) Does grammaticalization itself provide a cause for change or is it an epiphenomenon, i.e. a conglomeration of causal factors/mechanisms which elsewhere occur independently? (iv) If it is epiphenominal, how do we explain that similar pathway. |
| Authors: | Fischer, Olga, Norde, Muriel, Perridon, Harry |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Linguistics, Grammar, Comparative and general--Grammaticalization--Congresses |
| Categories: | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Morphology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | The basic idea behind this volume is to probe the nature of grammaticalization. Its contributions focus on the following questions: (i) In how far can grammaticalization be considered a universal diachronic process or mechanism of change and in how far is it conditioned by synchronic factors? (ii) What is the role of the speaker in grammaticalization? (iii) Does grammaticalization itself provide a cause for change or is it an epiphenomenon, i.e. a conglomeration of causal factors/mechanisms which elsewhere occur independently? (iv) If it is epiphenominal, how do we explain that similar pathway. |
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| ISBN: | 9789027229687 9789027295477 |
