Up and down the cline-- the nature of grammaticalization /
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) W...
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| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins,
2004.
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| Series: | Typological studies in language ;
v. 59. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Papers presented at the New Reflections on Grammaticalization II Conference held at the University of Amsterdam on April 4-6, 2002. EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 406 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027295477 9027295476 |
| ISSN: | 0167-7373 ; |
