Meaning Change in Grammaticalization

Meaning Change in Grammaticalization
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9780199262601
ISBN-13 : 0199262608
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Book Synopsis Meaning Change in Grammaticalization by : Regine Eckardt

Download or read book Meaning Change in Grammaticalization written by Regine Eckardt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-27 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author explores the mechanisms underlying semantic change. Meaning changes work, and this is evident in processes of grammaticalisation in which lexical items lose autonomous meaning. Based on formal semantic theory, this book is useful for students of historical and comparative linguistics and formal semantics.


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