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OverviewThe earliest use of the term grammaticalization was to refer to the process whereby lexical words of a language (such as English keep in he keeps bees ) become grammatical forms (such as the auxiliary in he keeps looking at me ). Changes of this kind, which involve semantic fading and a downshift from a major to a minor category, have generally been agreed to come under the heading of grammaticalization. But other changes that equally contribute to new grammatical forms do not involve this kind of fading. In recent years, a debate has arisen over how to constrain the term theoretically. Is grammaticalization to be distinguished from lexicalization, the creation and fixing of new words out of older patterns of compounding? If so, how is the line to be drawn between a form that is grammatical and one that is lexical? Should the term grammaticalization be extended to the study of the origins of grammatical constructions in general? If so, it will have to include broader issues such as word order change and the reanalysis of phrases. What principles govern these processes? Is grammaticalization a unidirectional event, or can change occur in the reverse direction? The authors of the papers in this volume approach these important questions from a variety of data types, including historical texts, creoles, and a typologically broad sample of modern and ancient languages. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anna Giacalone-Ramat , Professor Paul J Hopper (Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co ISBN: 9781283312226ISBN 10: 1283312220 Pages: 308 Publication Date: 15 July 1998 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |