Formal Evidence in Grammaticalization Research

 Content: Formal Evidence in Grammaticalization Research; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; On problem areas in grammaticalization:; Grammaticalization within and outside of a domain; Delexicalizing di; Should conditionals be emergent ... ; From manner expression to attitudinal discourse marker; Grammaticalization and lexicalization effects in participial morphology; Frequency as a cause of semantic change; The role of frequency and prosody in the grammaticalization of Korean -canh-; Emergence of the indefinite article:; To dare to or not to.
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              Focuses on the crucial role of formal evidence in recognizing and explaining instances of grammaticalization. This title addresses the issue of system-internal factors steering grammaticalization and revisits formal recognition criteria such as Lehmann and Hopper\'s parameters of grammaticalization.                 Read more...