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On the Uzbek Converb construction starting with olib, its reanalysis, and its grammaticalisation Universiteit Gent
The role of frequency in grammaticalization Universiteit Antwerpen
This article focuses on the grammaticalisation of by as the marker of the prepositional agent in the passive in Middle and Early Modern English. Initially by was merely a marginal competitor of prepositions such as from, through, of or with. However, from late Middle English onwards it evolved into the default. This contribution analyses language specific factors that influenced the choice of preposition. Originally the passive construction was ...
Degrees of grammaticalization in three Romance languages: A comparative analysis of existential constructions Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Grammaticalization is generally assumed to be a gradual process and languages are thought to be grammaticalized to different degrees. For Romance languages, it has often been claimed that French is far more grammaticalized than Spanish, and that Italian occupies an intermediate position between these two. The aim of this study is to investigate to what extent this claim applies to existential constructions. In present-day French, Italian and ...
Grammaticalisation, métonymie et pertinence Universiteit Antwerpen
Dans cette brève contribution, nous nous demandons quel pourrait être lapport de la théorie de la pertinence à lanalyse des évolutions sémantiques sous-jacentes aux processus de grammaticalisation. Cette question a déjà été soulevée par Nicolle (1998). Nous reprenons ses propositions pour montrer quelles peuvent être combinées avec lanalyse de la grammaticalisation de la séquence aller + infinitif proposée par Detges (1999). Nous essayons de ...
Grammaticalisation analogue de marqueurs de focalisation en latin tardif et en moyen français Universiteit Antwerpen
Les textes en latin tardif (2e-6e siècles) et en moyen français (14e-16e siècles) présentent un processus de grammaticalisation analogue au sein du paradigme des déterminants nominaux. Dans les textes administratifs et juridiques en latin classique et en ancien français apparaissent des déterminants avec verbum dicendi (suprascriptus en latin, ledit en français). Plus tard, en latin tardif et en moyen français, ces déterminants deviennent ...
'And so now...': the grammaticalisation and (inter)subjectification of now Universiteit Gent
In addition to its primary temporal meaning, the adverb now displays a variety of pragmatic meanings in present-day English. Now serves as a means to structure topic changes or to emphasise different steps in an argumentation, providing U+201Ca temporal index for the world within the utteranceU+201D (Schiffrin 1987: 245). On an interpersonal level, the marker can introduce a subjective opinion, often placing the speakerU+2019s view in ...