This volume advances our understanding of two highly debated aspects of grammaticalization: its relation to (inter)subjectification and its directionality. These aspects are studied with respect to such phenomena as auxiliaries, discourse markers, conjunctions, prepositions and pronouns. Bringing to
Aspects of Grammaticalization
β Scribed by Daniel Olmen, Hubert Cuyckens, Lobke GhesquiΓ¨re (eds.)
- Publisher
- De Gruyter Mouton
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 403
- Series
- Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TILSM]
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This volume advances our understanding of two highly debated aspects of grammaticalization: its relation to (inter)subjectification and its directionality. These aspects are studied with respect to such phenomena as auxiliaries, discourse markers, conjunctions, prepositions and pronouns. Bringing together a wide range of languages, the collection provides insight into the crucial dimensions of grammaticalization research.
β¦ Subjects
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