Grammaticalization : studies in Latin and Romance morphosyntax /

In this monograph, various aspects of the morphosyntactic evolution of the Romance languages are shown to interact in a theory of grammaticalization. The study argues for the incorporation and subordination of inflectional morphology within a grammaticalization continuum, constituting but a portion...

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Main Author: Klausenburger, Jürgen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, 2000
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 193.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • GRAMMATICALIZATION; Editorial page; Title page; LCC Data; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction, Theoretical Foundations; Chapter 2. Verbal Inflection; Chapter 3. Grammaticalization Processes Involving the Verb; Chapter 4. Nominal Inflection and Grammaticalization; Chapter 5. Theoretical Issues in Grammaticalization; Chapter 6. Conclusions; Appendix; References; Subject Index; Name Index; CURRENT ISSUES IN LINGUISTIC THEORY.