Grammaticalization and Variation : : The Case of Mayan Motion Verbs /

Grammaticalization and Variation : : The Case of Mayan Motion Verbs / / Nicole Hober.

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 mo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
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Hober, Nicole ,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2021]
©2022
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Studia Typologica [STTYP] : Beihefte / Supplements STUF - Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung / Language Typology and Universals , 28
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XXI, 356 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations and Notational Conventions
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1 Introduction: Grammar and grammaticalization research
  • 2 Motivation: Forging new paths in grammaticalization research
  • 3 Literature review: Where do we come from and where do we go from here?
  • 4 Methodology and data
  • 5 The Mayan language family
  • 6 The Pan-Mayan motion verbs
  • 7 Grammaticalization of Mayan motion verbs into motion, purpose, and trajectory
  • 8 A glance at the fate of the grammaticalized Mayan motion verbs: TAM, unusual targets, and language contact
  • 9 Discussion: Coming full circle
  • 10 Recap
  • References
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Languages
  • Index of Subjects
  • Appendix I
  • Appendix II
  • Appendix III
  • Appendix IV
  • Appendix V
  • Appendix VI

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