Lexicalization and Language Change (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Research Surveys in Linguistics
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Laurel J. Brinton • Elizabeth Closs Traugott
Dimensions:	235 x 160 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-83310-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
LSN:	0-521-83310-8
Barcode:	9780521833103

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