Lexicalization and Language Change

ISBN-13: 9780521540636 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 220 str.

Laurel J. Brinton; Elizabeth Close Traugott

Opis

Lexicalization, a process of language change, has been conceived in a variety of ways. In this up-to-date survey, Laurel Brinton and Elizabeth Traugott examine the various ideas that have been presented. In light of contemporary work on grammaticalization, they then propose a new, unified model of lexicalization and grammaticalization. Their approach is illustrated with a variety of case studies from the history of English, including present participles, multi-word verbs, adverbs, and discourse markers, as well as some examples from other Indo-European languages.