Pathways of change :: grammaticalization in English /

There is a continual growth of interest among linguists of all-theoretical denominations in grammaticalization, a concept central to many linguistic (change) theories. However, the discussion of grammaticalization processes has often suffered from a shortage of concrete empirical studies from one of...

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Other Authors: Fischer, Olga, Rosenbach, Anette, Stein, Dieter, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2000.
Series:Studies in language companion series ; v. 53.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:There is a continual growth of interest among linguists of all-theoretical denominations in grammaticalization, a concept central to many linguistic (change) theories. However, the discussion of grammaticalization processes has often suffered from a shortage of concrete empirical studies from one of the best-documented languages in the world, English. Pathways of Change contains discussion of new data and provides theoretical lead articles based on these data that will help sharpen the theoretical aspects involved, such as the definition and the logical connection of the component processes of.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 391 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:0585463301
9780585463308
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9789027298690
9789027230560
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9781556199394
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9781282254695
9786612254697
6612254696
ISSN:0165-7763 ;

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