Studies on grammaticalization - Helmbrecht, Johannes 1962-; Nishina, Yōko 1960-; Sin, Yong-min 1963-; Skopeteas, Stavros (Mouton de Gruyter, 2008)
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Grammaticalization theory has played a major role in the developments in language typology and functional linguistics during the last three decades. Grammaticalization phenomena show that grammars evolve in a continuous way following cross-linguistically established diachronic paths. The contributions in this book shed new light on some central issues in grammaticalization theory such as the (uni-)directionality debate, the relation between grammaticalization and constructions, and the concept of multiple grammaticalization. Evidence for grammaticalization in several domains of grammar is pres
Keywords: Grammatikalisation; Electronic books; Aufsatzsammlung