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An overview of grammaticalisation
, 2008 From a diachronic standpoint, grammaticalisation is commonly defined as a part of the natural process of language change, where, under certain circumstances, various lexical items and linguistic elements turn into different forms to serve grammatical functions.
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2013
In this paper we deal with Old English and Old High German copula constructions combining verbs denoting ‘be’ and ‘become’ with past participles, which are traditionally analysed as periphrastic passive constructions. We propose that these constructions cannot be seen as grammaticalised passives but rather as fully compositional structures.
Robert Mailhammer, Elena Smirnova
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In this paper we deal with Old English and Old High German copula constructions combining verbs denoting ‘be’ and ‘become’ with past participles, which are traditionally analysed as periphrastic passive constructions. We propose that these constructions cannot be seen as grammaticalised passives but rather as fully compositional structures.
Robert Mailhammer, Elena Smirnova
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Grammaticalisation as paradigmatisation
2015By arguing that grammaticalisation inevitably involves paradigmatisation, i.e. formation of new paradigms or reformation of existing paradigms, we challenge leading approaches to grammaticalisation that consider the stages on the so-called cline of grammaticality the prototypical path of grammaticalisation.
Jens Nørgård-Sørensen, Lars Heltoft
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Allative to purposive grammaticalisation
2018Abstract The Spanish preposition para arises from fusion of older por followed by a, via usage-based chunking (Bybee, 2010) associated with the frequency of the sequence. At an early stage, semantic compositionality involving an independent meaning contribution ...
Rena Torres Cacoullos, Joseph Bauman
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Grammaticalisation et changement linguistique
2009Grâce a de nouveaux concepts, et en particulier a celui de «grammaticalisation », d'immenses progres ont ete faits depuis vingt ans dans la connaissance de la maniere dont les langues evoluent. La « grammaticalisation » est un processus par lequel des mots du lexique se transforment en unites grammaticales, renouvelant ainsi la grammaire des langues ...
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