Connecting GrammaticalisationThis monograph presents a view on grammaticalisation radically different from standard views centering around the cline of grammaticality. Grammar is seen as a complex sign system, and, as a consequence, grammatical change always comprises semantic change. What unites morphology, topology (word order), constructional syntax and other grammatical subsystems is their paradigmatic organisation. The traditional concept of an inflexional paradigm is generalised as the structuring principle of grammar. Grammatical change involves paradigmatic restructuring, and in the process of grammatical change morphological, topological and constructional paradigms often connect to form complex paradigms. The book introduces the concept of connecting grammaticalisation to describe the formation, restructuring and dismantling of such complex paradigms. Drawing primarily on data from Germanic, Romance and Slavic languages, the book offers both a broad general discussion of theoretical issues (part one) and three case studies (part two). |
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A2 slot accus accus adverbial analysis animacy animate nouns argument aspect birch bark letters century Chapter clitics cohesive Common Slavic complex paradigms connecting grammaticalisation constituent construction paradigm cross-reference Danish dative dative dative form declension defined definition desinences diflerent distinction domain examples Expression Content expression of A2 feature find finite verb first focus function gender generalised genitive Heltoft identification illustrated imperfective aspect indirect object inflection interpretation Krys’ko Latin lexical main clauses marked markedness marker meaning Middle French Modern Danish Modern French mood morphological negation nominal non-expression of A2 noun phrase o-stems Old Church Slavonic Old French Old Scandinavian paradigm paradigmatic opposition paradigmatically organised perfective verb periphrastic Peter polysemy position postfield prefield prepositional present reanalysis reflected regrammation relation Romance languages Section semantic frame singular specific stage subjunction subordinate clause syntactic syntactic hierarchy syntax Table tense texts tion topological two-argument unmarked valency verb second word order systems