Measurements of Grammaticalization : : Developing a Quantitative Index for the Study of Grammatical Change / / David Correia Saavedra.
Grammaticalization has often been described as a gradual phenomenon. While many studies have discussed the quantitative aspects of grammaticalization, there has been little to no work that has tried to propose a way of measuring degrees of grammaticalization. This book addresses this gap by proposin...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XII, 246 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Why did I write this book?
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Theoretical background
- 3 Grammaticalization parameters quantified
- 4 Data and methods
- 5 Quantifying grammaticalization in synchrony
- 6 Diachronic study
- 7 Conclusions
- References
- Appendices
- Appendix A Database
- Appendix B Random samples for classification data (chapter 6)
- Appendix C Additional figures (chapter 6)
- Index