Pathways of change : grammaticalization in English /
Pathways of change : grammaticalization in English /
edited by Olga Fischer, Anette Rosenbach, Dieter Stein.
- Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2000.
- 1 online resource (x, 391 pages) : illustrations
- Studies in language companion series, v. 53 0165-7763 ; .
- Studies in language companion series ; v. 53. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
PATHWAYS OF CHANGE; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; A lovely little example: Wordorder options andcategory shift in the premodifying string; The grammaticalization of the verb 'pray'; The grammaticalization of concessive markers in Early Modern English; Combining English auxiliaries; Grammaticalisation: Unidirectional, non-reversable? The case of to before the infinitive in English; Remarks on the de-grammaticalisation of infinitival to in present-day American English; The role of person and position in Old English.
There is a continual growth of interest among linguists of all-theoretical denominations in grammaticalization, a concept central to many linguistic (change) theories. However, the discussion of grammaticalization processes has often suffered from a shortage of concrete empirical studies from one of the best-documented languages in the world, English. Pathways of Change contains discussion of new data and provides theoretical lead articles based on these data that will help sharpen the theoretical aspects involved, such as the definition and the logical connection of the component processes of.
English.
0585463301 (electronic bk.) 9780585463308 (electronic bk.) 9027298696 9789027298690 9789027230560 9027230560 9781556199394 1556199392 1282254693 9781282254695 9786612254697 6612254696 (alk. paper)
English language--Grammar, Historical.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
English language--Grammar, Historical.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PE1098 / .P38 2000eb
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
PATHWAYS OF CHANGE; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; A lovely little example: Wordorder options andcategory shift in the premodifying string; The grammaticalization of the verb 'pray'; The grammaticalization of concessive markers in Early Modern English; Combining English auxiliaries; Grammaticalisation: Unidirectional, non-reversable? The case of to before the infinitive in English; Remarks on the de-grammaticalisation of infinitival to in present-day American English; The role of person and position in Old English.
There is a continual growth of interest among linguists of all-theoretical denominations in grammaticalization, a concept central to many linguistic (change) theories. However, the discussion of grammaticalization processes has often suffered from a shortage of concrete empirical studies from one of the best-documented languages in the world, English. Pathways of Change contains discussion of new data and provides theoretical lead articles based on these data that will help sharpen the theoretical aspects involved, such as the definition and the logical connection of the component processes of.
English.
0585463301 (electronic bk.) 9780585463308 (electronic bk.) 9027298696 9789027298690 9789027230560 9027230560 9781556199394 1556199392 1282254693 9781282254695 9786612254697 6612254696 (alk. paper)
English language--Grammar, Historical.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
English language--Grammar, Historical.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PE1098 / .P38 2000eb
425