New directions in grammaticalization research

by Smith, Andrew D. M. Trousdale, Graeme Waltereit, Richard

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Full title :New directions in grammaticalization research / edited by Andrew D.M. Smith, University of Stirling ; Graeme Trousdale, University of Edinburgh ; Richard Waltereit, Newcastle University.

Summary

By arguing that grammaticalisation inevitably involves paradigmatisation, i.e. formation of new paradigms or reformation of existing paradigms, we challenge leading approaches to grammaticalisation that consider the stages on the so-called cline of grammaticality the prototypical path of grammaticalisation. After having questioned the notions of scalarity and gradualness, we present our concept of the grammatical paradigm and demonstrate the value of this concept in a discussion of examples from Polish, Russian, Danish, Italian and Finnish. The examples show that paradigmatic organisation is not restricted to morphology, but is also characteristic of word order and constructional syntax. Articles by prominent contributors to The Oxford Handbook of Grammaticalization (2011) are discussed during the presentation.

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Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Benjamins Publishing Company
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9789027269041, 9027269041, 9027259313, 9789027259318
oclc:ocn896791593
LC Classification:P299.G73
Dewey Decimal:415

New Directions in Grammaticalization Research; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; References; The grammaticalization of headshakes; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic ingredients: Non-manuals and grammaticalization; 2.1 Non-manuals in sign languages; 2.2 Grammaticalization in sign languages; 3. Headshakes in spoken discourse; 3.1 On the origin of the headshake (and head nod); 3.2 Uses of headshakes; 4. Headshakes in signed discourse; 4.1 Gestural headshakes; 4.2 Linguistic headshakes; 4.2.1 Manual dominant systems; 4.2.2 Non-manual dominant systems; 4.2.3 Summary.

5. From gesture to grammar5.1 A typological perspective on sign language negation; 5.1.1 Typology of negation; 5.1.2 Particles and affixes in manual vs. non-manual dominant systems; 5.2 Headshake in Jespersen's Cycle; 5.2.1 Jespersen's Cycle; 5.2.2 From manual dominant to non-manual dominant system; 6. Conclusion; Appendix: Notational conventions; References; The Swedish connective så att 'so that'; 1. Background and aims; 2. The syntax and semantics of så att; 3. Theory; 4. Data and method; 5. Corpus-based analysis; 6. Conclusions and future prospects; Acknowledgements; References.

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