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In:Semantic-Pragmatic Change from Intersubjective to Textual Meanings
Edited by Giulio Scivoletto and Ryo Takamura
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 353] 2025
► pp. 272–285

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Published online: 27 June 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.353.aft
Article outline
  • 1.Grammaticalization and unidirectionality
  • 2.Interpretations of “textual”
  • 3.Metalinguistic metaphors for language change
  • 4.A historical constructionalist approach
  • 5.Suggestions for further research
    • Motivations or reasons for change
    • Non-lexical markers as sources
    • Is textualization gradient?
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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