Grammaticalization
2nd ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Traugott, Elizabeth Closs. - Contributor
Publication
2003 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, England
Language
English
Word Count
69,000 words, Guess
Page Count
276 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100521009480
- ISBN-139780521009485
- Goodreads3642580
- LibraryThing781444
- Library of Congress Control Number2003283548
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number52359242
- Better World Books9780521009485
- Open LibraryOL3708245M
Classifications
- DDC415
- LCCP299.G73 H66 2003
Description
Grammaticalization refers to the change whereby lexical terms and constructions serve grammatical functions in certain linguistic contexts and, once grammaticalized, continue to develop new grammatical functions. Paul Hopper and Elizabeth Traugott synthesize research from several areas of linguistics including historical linguistics, discourse analysis, and pragmatics in this revised introduction to the subject. Data are drawn from many languages including Ewe, Finnish, French, Hindi, Hittite, Japanese, Malay, and especially English. The book includes substantial updates on theoretical and methodological issues that have arisen in the decade since the first edition, as well as a significantly expanded bibliography. Particular attention is paid to recent debates over directionality in change and the role of grammaticalization in creolization.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
Other Editions
- Grammaticalization
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