| Unity and diversity in grammaticalization scenarios Contributor(s): Bisang, Walter (Editor), Malchukov, Andrej (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3961100209 ISBN-13: 9783961100200 Publisher: Language Science Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.63 lbs) 340 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The volume contains a selection of papers originally presented at the symposium on \u201CAreal patterns of grammaticalization and cross-linguistic variation in grammaticalization scenarios\u201D held on 12-14 March 2015 at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. The papers, written by leading scholars combining expertise in historical linguistics and grammaticalization research, study variation in grammaticalization scenarios in a variety of language families (Slavic, Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Bantu, Mande, "Khoisan", Siouan, and Mayan). The volume stands out in the vast literature on grammaticalization by focusing on variation in grammaticalization scenarios and areal patterns in grammaticalization. Apart from documenting new grammaticalization paths, the volume makes a methodological contribution as it addresses an important question of how to reconcile universal outcomes of grammaticalization processes with the fact that the input to these processes is language-specific and construction-specific. |