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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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/5/4/55 |