Format:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (400 p.))
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780511613463
Content:
While the comparative method is concerned with regularities in phonological change, grammaticalization theory deals with regularities of grammatical change. In an A-Z format, this 2002 book summarizes the most salient generalizations that have been made on the unidirectional change of grammatical forms and constructions. The product of ten years of research, World Lexicon of Grammaticalization provides the reader with the tools to show how different grammatical meanings can be related to one another in a principled way, how to deal with issues such as polysemy and heterosemy, or why certain linguistic forms have simultaneous lexical and grammatical functions. It covers several hundred grammaticalization processes, in each case offering definitions of lexical concepts, suitable examples from a variety of languages, and references to the relevant research literature. Indices organized by source and target concepts allow for flexible use, and the findings delineated in the book are relevant to students of language across theoretical boundaries
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521803397
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521005975
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Heine, Bernd, 1939 - World lexicon of grammaticalization Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2002 ISBN 052180339X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521005973
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Kontrastive Linguistik
;
Grammatikalisation
;
Kontrastive Linguistik
;
Grammatikalisation
;
Wörterbuch
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511613463
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Author information:
Heine, Bernd 1939-