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Oxford Handbook of Grammaticalization
Contributor(s): Narrog, Heiko (Editor), Heine, Bernd (Editor)
ISBN: 0199586780     ISBN-13: 9780199586783
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $175.75  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation
Dewey: 410
LCCN: 2011934687
Series: Oxford Handbooks in Linguistics
Physical Information: 2.4" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (3.80 lbs) 948 pages
 
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This book presents the state of the art in research on grammaticalization, the process by which lexical items acquire grammatical function, grammatical items get additional functions, and grammars are created. Leading scholars from around the world introduce and discuss the core theoretical
and methodological bases of grammaticalization, report on work in the field, and point to promising directions for new research. They represent every relevant theoretical perspective and approach.

Research on grammaticalization and its role in linguistic change encompasses work on languages from every major linguistic family. Its results offer valuable insights for all theoretical frameworks, including generative, construction, and cognitive grammar, and relates to work in fields such as
phonology, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition. The handbook provides a full, critical assessment of every aspect of this research. It is divided into five parts, of which the first two are devoted to theory and method, the third and fourth to work in linguistic domains, classes, and
cateogories, and the fifth to case studies of grammaticalization in a range of languages. It will be an indispensable source of information and inspiration for all those who wish to know more about this fascinating and important field.