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2000
In this monograph, various aspects of the morphosyntactic evolution of the Romance languages are shown to interact in a theory of grammaticalization. The study argues for the incorporation and subordination of inflectional morphology within a grammaticalization continuum, constituting but a portion of the latter.
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In this monograph, various aspects of the morphosyntactic evolution of the Romance languages are shown to interact in a theory of grammaticalization. The study argues for the incorporation and subordination of inflectional morphology within a grammaticalization continuum, constituting but a portion of the latter.
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The Grammaticalization of Mandarin Diao
2021This paper examines the grammaticalization of diao from a main verb to a resultative marker in Mandarin. Diao is a multifunctional word that has undergone a process of semantic evolution in its verbal meaning, from ‘to swing’, ‘to throw’, ‘to fall down’, to ‘to disappear’.
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1993
Abstract After having reviewed the discussion concerning the categorical status of auxiliaries, Palmer (1979b:3) concludes that the argument is not one for which a clear-cut “Yes” or “No” answer can be given, but rather that judgments of appropriateness must be made.
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Abstract After having reviewed the discussion concerning the categorical status of auxiliaries, Palmer (1979b:3) concludes that the argument is not one for which a clear-cut “Yes” or “No” answer can be given, but rather that judgments of appropriateness must be made.
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Grammaticalization and Subjectivization of “Po”
2014This paper investigates the grammaticalization of “po” on the basis of a survey on examples from Chinese classic works, and finds that: 1) the use of “po” shifted from an adjective to a degree adverb and a scope adverb; 2) the use of “po” shifted from an objective scope adverb to a modal adverb.
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Grammaticalization as Space Creation: A New View of Grammaticalization
法政大学文学部紀要, 2017In this paper, I discuss the emergence of articles, the and a/an, in the history of English. The indefinite article a/an appeared later than the definite article the in English. This phenomenon is also to be observed in other languages（Abraham 1997, Lyons 1999）.
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Grammaticalization and word formation
2012AbstractThis article examines the relation between grammaticalisation and word formation, focusing on derivations and phrasal compounds. It suggests that grammaticalization and word formation must be considered distinct processes because grammaticalisation is a process by which linguistic elements change into constituents of grammar while word ...
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The Polylexicalization and Grammaticalization of Zhiyu
2018Zhiyu can be used as a conjunction and an adverb in Mandarin Chinese. This research focuses on the polylexicalization and grammaticalization of this word. The conjunction zhiyu derives from the “verb +preposition” construction “zhi+yu”, which means “arrive at/in”, while the adverb zhiyu comes from the same construction means “result in”.
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