Beyond Mere Text Frequency: Assessing Subtle Grammaticalization by Different Quantitative Measures. A Case Study on the Dutch <i>Soort</i> Construction

Grammaticalization has proven to be an insightful approach to semantic-morphosyntactic change within and across languages. Many studies, however, rely on assessing the large, obvious differences before and after the change. When investigating burgeoning or ongoing grammaticalization processes, it is...

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Main Authors: Robbert De Troij, Freek Van de Velde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/5/4/55