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Thoughts on grammaticalization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
"Thoughts on grammaticalization" was first published in a working-paper version in 1982 and became very influential immediately, even though it was properly published only in 1995.
Lehmann, Christian; University of Erfurt
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Le degré de grammaticalisation de HAVE : application d’une méthodologie développée par Joan Bybee et William Pagliuca

open access: yesLexis: Journal in English Lexicology, 2009
In this paper, I study the syntactic, morphological, semantic and phonological realizations of HAVE. After a brief reminder of the main principles at work in a grammaticalization process, and having examined the various functional realizations of HAVE, I
Lucile Bordet
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The grammaticalization and pragmaticalization of the Romanian indefinite pro-forms: a corpus-based approachThe grammaticalization and pragmaticalization of the Romanian indefinite pro-forms: a corpus-based approach

open access: yesCírculo de Lingüística Aplicada a la Comunicación, 2016
The present paper aims to explore, and address some issues concerning the Romance diachronic morphosyntax in the light of theoretical and methodological considerations on the grammaticalization and pragmaticalization phenomena, and the question of ...
Alice Preda Bodoc   +1 more
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Remodeling grammar: Copying, conventionalization, grammaticalization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The paper discusses processes involved in copying of grammatical elements. The Code Interaction framework is applied in the description and analysis of contact induced phenomena. This framework distingusihes between different types of copying.
Lars Johanson, Johanson, Lars,
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Clitic Placement and the Grammaticalization of the Future and the Conditional in Old Catalan

open access: yesLanguages, 2023
The romance future and conditional tenses are the result of the grammaticalization of Latin periphrasis, mainly cantāre habeō. In some medieval Romance languages, including Catalan, two types of forms existed: synthetic forms (faré ‘I will do’) and ...
Aina Torres-Latorre, Andreu Sentí
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4 Mechanisms and paths of grammaticalization and reanalysis in Romance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The present discussion takes a broader perspective on grammaticalization, which is viewed as involving different types and degrees of ‘tightness’ affecting linguistic expressions in all grammatical domains (Haspelmath 1998a: 318; Wiemer & Bisang 2004: 4;
Michela Cennamo, Cennamo, Michela
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Die Übersetzung von Modalpartikeln als Indiz ihres Grammatikalisierungsgrades: die französischen Pendants von denn und eigentlich

open access: yesLinguistik Online, 2010
In this paper, we consider the way modal particles are translated as an indication of their degree of grammaticalization. More in particular, the exemplar case studied here is the French translation of the German particles denn and eigentlich.
Steven Schoonjans, Kurt Feyaerts
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Unity and diversity in grammaticalization scenarios [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The volume contains a selection of papers originally presented at the symposium on “Areal patterns of grammaticalization and cross-linguistic variation in grammaticalization scenarios” held on 12-14 March 2015 at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz ...
Montaut, Annie   +12 more
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Areal diffusion and the limits of grammaticalization: an Amazonian perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Intensive contact brings about diffusion of grammatical categories. Grammaticalization of lexical items is one of the mechanisms at play as languages converge and new categories develop. In a situation of intensive contact-induced change, the forms to be
Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y.   +2 more
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Beyond Mere Text Frequency: Assessing Subtle Grammaticalization by Different Quantitative Measures. A Case Study on the Dutch Soort Construction

open access: yesLanguages, 2020
Grammaticalization has proven to be an insightful approach to semantic-morphosyntactic change within and across languages. Many studies, however, rely on assessing the large, obvious differences before and after the change.
Robbert De Troij, Freek Van de Velde
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