Abstract / Description of output
Degrammaticalization has been characterized as a composite change involving gains in morphosyntactic autonomy or phonetic and/or semantic substance. Such a definition is suggestive of a change (or set of changes) which may profitably be explored from a construction grammar perspective. In this article, we consider two cases of degrammaticalization, using 'morpheme-based' and 'construction-based' parameters. We relate this to wider issues in grammaticalization research, for instance, the differences between accounts of grammaticalization which focus on reduction, and those which focus on expansion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 32-46 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Language Sciences |
Volume | 36 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2013 |