A Functional Discourse Grammar Theory of Grammaticalization
| Author | : Riccardo Giomi |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 447 |
| Release | : 2023-01-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004520578 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004520570 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (570 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Functional Discourse Grammar Theory of Grammaticalization by : Riccardo Giomi
Download or read book A Functional Discourse Grammar Theory of Grammaticalization written by Riccardo Giomi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-01-30 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume surveys over a hundred diachronic changes from typologically diverse languages and concludes that the definitional property of meaning change in grammaticalization is that it never results in a decrease in the semantic or pragmatic scope of the construction.