Lexicalization and Language Change - Couverture souple

Brinton, Laurel J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521540631 ISBN 13 : 9780521540636

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Laurel J. Brinton is Professor in the Department of English, University of British Columbia.

Elizabeth Closs Traugott is Emerita Professor of Linguistics and English at Stanford University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521540631
• ISBN 13: 9780521540636
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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