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[Studies in Language Companion Series 202] 2018
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Introduction

Grammaticalization in the 2010s – A dialogue between the old and the new

 | The University of Manchester
 | University of Rouen
Published online: 6 December 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.202.01bre
Article outline
  • 1.Grammaticalization from 1980s–2000s
  • 2.Grammaticalization in the 2010s as reflected in this volume
    • 2.1A revival of typological explorations of grammaticalization
    • 2.2Accounting for the distinctive features of the development of discourse markers as grammaticalization
    • 2.3Modelling grammaticalization: Diachronic construction grammar and lexical functional grammar
    • 2.4Revisiting the cognitive principles underlying and motivating grammaticalization
  • Brief summary and outlook
  • Notes
  • References
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