Meaning change in grammaticalization : an enquiry into semantic reanalysis /

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This book explores the semantic and pragmatic mechanisms underlying grammaticalization. Regine Eckardt argues that language change frequently involves a structural reorganization at the phonological, morphological, and syntactic levels. Speakers not only master the structural aspect of such reanalys...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Eckardt, Regine
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
This book explores the semantic and pragmatic mechanisms underlying grammaticalization. Regine Eckardt argues that language change frequently involves a structural reorganization at the phonological, morphological, and syntactic levels. Speakers not only master the structural aspect of such reanalyses, they also-as the author argues-keep a detailed mental record of what has happened to meaning. The author develops semantic reanalysis as the semantic correlate and tracks its effectsin meaning change. Several case studies offer new insights in the architecture of conceptual thinking that is part
Umfang:
1 online resource (297 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-279) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-955647-4
0-19-153230-4
1-281-16427-5
9786611164270
1-4356-1824-6
Schlagworte:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammaticalization.
Semantics, Historical.
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