World Lexicon of grammaticalization / Bernd Heine, Tania Kuteva.
"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 book summarizes the most salient generalizations that have been made on the unidirectional change of grammatical f...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y., USA :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core |
| Summary: | "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 book summarizes the most salient generalizations that have been made on the unidirectional change of grammatical forms and constructions. It thus demonstrates that grammatical change is regular and also adds to our knowledge of universal properties of human languages. 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."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 387 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1280433272 9781280433276 051104156X 9780511041563 0511048009 9780511048005 051115710X 9780511157103 0511176325 9780511176326 0511304382 9780511304385 0511613466 9780511613463 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511613463 |