Lexicalization and Language Change Paperback / softback
by Laurel J. (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) Brinton, Elizabeth Closs (Stanford University, California) Traugott
Part of the Research Surveys in Linguistics series
Paperback / softback
Description
Lexicalization, a process of language change, has been conceptualized in a variety of ways. Broadly defined as the adoption of concepts into the lexicon, it has been viewed by syntacticians as the reverse process of grammaticalization, by morphologists as a routine process of word-formation, and by semanticists as the development of concrete meanings.
In this up-to-date survey, Laurel Brinton and Elizabeth Traugott examine the various conceptualizations of lexicalization that have been presented in the literature.
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.
The first review of the various approaches to lexicalization, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of historical linguistics and language change.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:220 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:27/10/2005
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- ISBN:9780521540636
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:220 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:27/10/2005
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521540636
