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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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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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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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