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Lexicalization, a process of language change, has been conceptualized in a variety of ways. Broadly defined as the adoption of concepts into the lexicon, it has been viewed by syntacticians as the reverse process of grammaticalization, by morphologists as a routine process of word-formation, and by semanticists as the development of concrete meanings. In this up-to-date survey, Laurel Brinton and Elizabeth Traugott examine the various conceptualizations of lexicalization that have been presented in the literature. In light of contemporary work on grammaticalization, they then propose a new, unified model of lexicalization and grammaticalization. Their approach is illustrated with a variety of case studies from the history of English, including present participles, multi-word verbs, adverbs, and discourse markers, as well as some examples from other Indo-European languages. The first review of the various approaches to lexicalization, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of historical linguistics and language change.

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Book category Books in English Language linguistics

• Full title: Lexicalization and Language Change
• Author: Laurel J. BrintonElizabeth Closs Traugott
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220
• EAN: 9780521540636
• ISBN: 0521540631
• ID: 02034386
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 372 g
• Dimensions: 227 × 153 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. October 2005

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