Kristel Van Goethem (F.R.S.-FNRS & Unive Muriel Norde (Humboldt-Universitat zu Be Evie Cousse (University of Gothenburg)
Category change, broadly defined as the shift from one word class to another, is often studied as part of other changes, such as grammaticalization or lexicalization, but not in its own right. This volume offers a survey of different types of category change and their properties, e.g. abrupt versus gradual changes, morphological versus syntactic changes, or context-independent versus context-sensitive changes. The purpose of this collection of papers is to explore the concepts of linguistic category and category change from the perspective of Construction Grammar. Using data from a variety of...
Category change, broadly defined as the shift from one word class to another, is often studied as part of other changes, such as grammaticalization or...