Grammaticalization And Variation

Author : Nicole Hober
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110728682

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Grammaticalization and Variation by Nicole Hober Pdf

Grammaticalization research looks back on a rich history, but recent empirical findings, as well as new insights from cognitive science and psycholinguistics, entice researchers to reassess and review what we know about the process. This book presents a detailed study of the grammaticalization of motion verbs in the Mayan languages. The focus lies on variation in the parallel grammaticalization of motion verbs into auxiliaries and directionals. It is demonstrated that the genetically related and areally close languages do not always grammaticalize source items in the same way - both from a formal and meaning perspective. The empirical findings suggest that traditional theories on grammaticalization do not capture the complex nature of the phenomenon entirely. Therefore, a Network Approach to grammaticalization is introduced which emphasizes a 'meaning-first' account. The approach seeks to combine the conceptual with the discourse-pragmatic while being firmly grounded in cognitive and psychological facts. New insights into the grammaticalization behavior of the world's languages are offered, while well-established notions and assumptions within the grammaticalization research paradigm are reviewed and challenged.

Author : Montserrat Batllori,Maria-Lluïsa Hernanz,Carme Picallo,Francesc Roca
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191534065

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Grammaticalization and Parametric Variation by Montserrat Batllori,Maria-Lluïsa Hernanz,Carme Picallo,Francesc Roca Pdf

In this outstanding collection of new work the methods and theories of formal syntax are focussed on grammatical variation and change. The editors open the volume with an extensive and accessible introduction to the ideas and techniques deployed in the book and the phenomena and issues on which they are brought to bear. Seventeen chapters follow, divided into two parts, the first concerned with grammaticalization and the second with parametric variation. These show what the application of contemporary theories of syntax and language variation can reveal about syntactic change and variation and the processes of parametric change which lie behind them. They also demonstrate the value of testing and constructing synchronic theories on the basis of historical data. The analyses range over many languages and language families, including Germanic, Romance, Greek, and Chinese. This book will interest scholars and students of grammatical change and theory at graduate level and above.

Author : Walter Bisang,Andrej Malchukov
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783946234999

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Unity and diversity in grammaticalization scenarios by Walter Bisang,Andrej Malchukov Pdf

The volume contains a selection of papers originally presented at the symposium on “Areal patterns of grammaticalization and cross-linguistic variation in grammaticalization scenarios” held on 12-14 March 2015 at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. The papers, written by leading scholars combining expertise in historical linguistics and grammaticalization research, study variation in grammaticalization scenarios in a variety of language families (Slavic, Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Bantu, Mande, "Khoisan", Siouan, and Mayan). The volume stands out in the vast literature on grammaticalization by focusing on variation in grammaticalization scenarios and areal patterns in grammaticalization. Apart from documenting new grammaticalization paths, the volume makes a methodological contribution as it addresses an important question of how to reconcile universal outcomes of grammaticalization processes with the fact that the input to these processes is language-specific and construction-specific.

Author : Nicole Hober
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110728613

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Grammaticalization and Variation by Nicole Hober Pdf

'Studia typologica' ist der Titel der Beihefte zur Zeitschrift 'Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung/Language Typology and Universals (STUF)'. In den 'Studia typologica' werden Beiträge veröffentlicht, die vielversprechende neue Themen im Bereich der allgemein-vergleichenden Sprachwissenschaft ansprechen. Insbesondere empirisch gut fundierte Beiträge mit crosslinguistischer Orientierung, die neue Problemstellungen auf innovative Art präsentieren, sind in den 'Studia typologica' willkommen. Die Beiheftereihe unterstützt nachdrücklich Studien zu weniger gut erforschten Sprachen und/oder Phänomenen. Von großem Interesse für die 'Studia typologica' sind auch areal-typologische Arbeiten sowie Beiträge, die sich dem Zusammenspiel von Sprachkontakt und Sprachtypologie widmen. Die 'Studia typologica' sind theorie- und modellübergreifend als Forum für typologisch ausgerichtete Forschungsarbeiten gedacht. Die Beihefte umfassen sowohl Monographien als auch thematisch homogene Sammelbände. Alle eingehenden Manuskripte werden begutachtet (double blind). Die Publikationssprache ist Englisch.

Author : Dorien Nieuwenhuijsen,Mar Garachana
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783039215768

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Studies in Historical Linguistics and Language Change. Grammaticalization, Refunctionalization and Beyond by Dorien Nieuwenhuijsen,Mar Garachana Pdf

The present volume examines the usefulness of a particular set of concepts and processes of change studying their applicability to a range of linguistic changes in Spanish and Latin that cannot be easily or can only be partially accounted for within the framework of grammaticalization. Rather than challenging the insights of grammaticalization theory, the different contributions to this monograph demonstrate that exaptation, capitalization, refunctionalization and adfunctionalization, as well as changes motivated by rhetorical guidelines, constitute interesting and valuable notions that allow for a better understanding of specific language changes in Spanish and, by extension, of language change in general.

Author : Hendrik de Smet,Peter Petré,Benedikt Szmrecsanyi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3110753154

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Context, Intent and Variation in Grammaticalization by Hendrik de Smet,Peter Petré,Benedikt Szmrecsanyi Pdf

Author : Walter Bisang,Andrej Malchukov
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110560442

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Grammaticalization Scenarios from Europe and Asia by Walter Bisang,Andrej Malchukov Pdf

This volume intends to fill the gap in the grammaticalization studies setting as its goal the systematic description of grammaticalization processes in genealogically and structurally diverse languages. To address the problem of the limitations of the secondary sources for grammaticalization studies, the editors rely on sketches of grammaticalization phenomena from experts in individual languages guided by a typological questionnaire.

Author : Ian Roberts,Άννα Ρούσσου
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521790565

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Syntactic Change by Ian Roberts,Άννα Ρούσσου Pdf

The phenomenon of grammaticalization - the historical process whereby new grammatical material is created - has attracted a great deal of attention within linguistics. This is an attempt to provide a general account of this phenomenon in terms of a formal theory of syntax. Using Chomsky's Minimalist Program for linguistic theory, Roberts and Roussou show how this approach gives rise to a number of important conceptual and theoretical issues concerning the nature of functional categories and the form of parameters, as well as the relation of both of these to language change. Drawing on examples from a wide range of languages, they construct a general account of grammaticalization with implications for linguistic theory and language acquisition.

Author : Heiko Narrog,Bernd Heine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191618055

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The Oxford Handbook of Grammaticalization by Heiko Narrog,Bernd Heine Pdf

This book presents the state of the art in research on grammaticalization, the process by which lexical items acquire grammatical function, grammatical items get additional functions, and grammars are created. Leading scholars from around the world introduce and discuss the core theoretical and methodological bases of grammaticalization, report on work in the field, and point to promising directions for new research. They represent every relevant theoretical perspective and approach. Research on grammaticalization and its role in linguistic change encompasses work on languages from every major linguistic family. Its results offer valuable insights for all theoretical frameworks, including generative, construction, and cognitive grammar, and relate to work in fields such as phonology, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition. The handbook is divided into five parts, of which the first two are devoted to theory and method, the third and fourth to work in linguistic domains, classes, and cateogories, and the fifth to case studies of grammaticalization in a range of languages. It will be an indispensable source of information and inspiration for all those who wish to know more about this fascinating and important field.

Author : Dianne Jonas,John Whitman,Andrew Garrett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199582624

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Grammatical Change by Dianne Jonas,John Whitman,Andrew Garrett Pdf

This book advances research on grammatical change and shows the breadth and liveliness of the field. International scholars report on the nature and outcomes of all aspects of syntactic change, including grammaticalization, variation, syntactic movement, determiner-phrase syntax, pronominal systems, case systems, negation, and alignment.

Author : Walter Bisang,Andrej Malchukov
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110712797

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Grammaticalization Scenarios from Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific by Walter Bisang,Andrej Malchukov Pdf

This volume intends to fill the gap in the grammaticalization studies setting as its goal the systematic description of grammaticalization processes in genealogically and structurally diverse languages. To address the problem of the limitations of the secondary sources for grammaticalization studies, the editors rely on sketches of grammaticalization phenomena from experts in individual languages guided by a typological questionnaire.

Author : Olga Fischer,Anette Rosenbach,Dieter Stein
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000-11-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027298690

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Pathways of Change by Olga Fischer,Anette Rosenbach,Dieter Stein Pdf

There is a continual growth of interest among linguists of all-theoretical denominations in grammaticalization, a concept central to many linguistic (change) theories. However, the discussion of grammaticalization processes has often suffered from a shortage of concrete empirical studies from one of the best-documented languages in the world, English. Pathways of Change contains discussion of new data and provides theoretical lead articles based on these data that will help sharpen the theoretical aspects involved, such as the definition and the logical connection of the component processes of grammaticalization. The volume is concentrated around a number of themes that are important or controversial in grammaticalization studies, such as the principle of unidirectionality, the relation between lexicalization and grammaticalization — and connected with these two factors the possibility of degrammaticalization — the way iconicity interweaves with grammaticalization processes, and with the phenomenon of grammaticalization on a synchronic or discourse level, also often termed subjectifization.

Author : Riccardo Giomi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004520585

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A Functional Discourse Grammar Theory of Grammaticalization by Riccardo Giomi Pdf

Drawing on typological arguments, the volume challenges the widespread assumption that morphosyntactic and phonological change are fundamental aspects of grammaticalization and replaces it by a definition of grammaticalization as an essentially functional (semantic and pragmatic) process of language change.

Author : William Pagliuca
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994-08-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027276759

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Perspectives on Grammaticalization by William Pagliuca Pdf

This is the second of two volumes deriving from papers presented at the Nineteenth Annual UWM linguistics Symposium held in Milwaukee in 1990. It focuses on the evolution of grammatical form and meaning from lexical material, which has reinvigorated historical analysis and theory and led to advances in the understanding of the relation between diachrony and universals. The richness and potential of some of the leading approaches to grammaticalization are here illustrated in thirteen selected papers.

Author : Walter Bisang,Andrej Malchukov
Publisher : Saint Philip Street Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013289773

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Unity and Diversity in Grammaticalization Scenarios by Walter Bisang,Andrej Malchukov Pdf

The volume contains a selection of papers originally presented at the symposium on "Areal patterns of grammaticalization and cross-linguistic variation in grammaticalization scenarios" held on 12-14 March 2015 at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. The papers, written by leading scholars combining expertise in historical linguistics and grammaticalization research, study variation in grammaticalization scenarios in a variety of language families (Slavic, Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Bantu, Mande, "Khoisan", Siouan, and Mayan). The volume stands out in the vast literature on grammaticalization by focusing on variation in grammaticalization scenarios and areal patterns in grammaticalization. Apart from documenting new grammaticalization paths, the volume makes a methodological contribution as it addresses an important question of how to reconcile universal outcomes of grammaticalization processes with the fact that the input to these processes is language-specific and construction-specific. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.