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Lecture 10 -Ten Lectures on Grammaticalization

, 2023
On the basis of numerous examples from many languages, basic concepts of grammaticalization theory are explained. Grammaticalization is delimited against other types of variation and change.
Christian Lehmann (17620)
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Grammaticalization and Diachronic Structural Pattern

Catalan Journal of Linguistics
The paper posits the hypothesis that if a form or construction entering a process of grammaticalization has a diachronic structural pattern, the grammaticalization may become entrenched and strengthened; it can recategorize and move easily into other ...
Concepción Company Company
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4 Mechanisms and paths of grammaticalization and reanalysis in Romance

, 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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Lecture 3 - Ten Lectures on Grammaticalization

, 2023
On the basis of numerous examples from many languages, basic concepts of grammaticalization theory are explained. Grammaticalization is delimited against other types of variation and change.
Christian Lehmann (17620)
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La teoría de la gramaticalización y sus aplicaciones en las lenguas románicas

Estudios de Lingüística, 2004
The paper aims at showing how grammaticalization theory applies to Romance languages. In the first part of the paper we give a short overview of the main definitions and principles of the theory.
Béatrice Lamiroy
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Prototype effects in discourse and the synonymy issue: Two Lakota postpositions [PDF]

, 2003
Despite of being fully synonymous at the semantic level, the postpositions el "locative/directional" and ekta "locative/directional" in Lakota (Siouan, Central North America) display different semantic cores in discourse: the semantic prototype for el is
Pustet, Regina
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Lecture 5 - Ten Lectures on Grammaticalization

, 2023
On the basis of numerous examples from many languages, basic concepts of grammaticalization theory are explained. Grammaticalization is delimited against other types of variation and change.
Christian Lehmann (17620)
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Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese [PDF]

, 2004
This innovative study on the phenomenon of 'grammaticalization' and its manifestation in Chinese provides new insights into language change in Chinese and a large number of grammatical topics.
Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu,, Wu, Xiu-Zhi Zoe
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Lecture 7 - Ten Lectures on Grammaticalization

, 2023
On the basis of numerous examples from many languages, basic concepts of grammaticalization theory are explained. Grammaticalization is delimited against other types of variation and change.
Christian Lehmann (17620)
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Grammatical polysemy and grammaticalization in cognitive and generative perspectives: finding common ground in inter-generational corpora of ancient languages

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2017
Cognitive and generative approaches to linguistics have taken a different perspective on grammatical polysemy and grammaticalization. While the former see polysemy as a core characteristic of language and a necessary result of grammaticalization within ...
Locatell, Christian
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