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In:Theory and Practice in Functional-Cognitive Space
Edited by María de los Ángeles Gómez González, Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez and Francisco Gonzálvez-García
[Studies in Functional and Structural Linguistics 68] 2014
► pp. 229–250

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From directionals to telics

Meaning construction, word-formation and grammaticalisation in Role and Reference Grammar

 | University of La Rioja
 | University of La Laguna
Published online: 22 July 2014
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This chapter deals with the evolution of preverbs and discusses the development of a telic function by directionals after a process of lexicalization and grammaticalization. The main language of analysis is Old English and the discussion includes a comparison with Sanskrit, Gothic and Old Icelandic. The theoretical background is provided by Role and Reference Grammar. The conclusion is reached that a cline of lexicalization and grammaticalization free adverb > preverbal adverb > bound prefix > no prefix can be defined with respect to Sanskrit, Gothic, Old English and Old Icelandic, in such a way that Sanskrit represents the earliest stage of the cline and Old Icelandic the latest.
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