The history of the concept of grammaticalisation

The present thesis discusses the history and meaning of the term and concept called grammaticalisation. Linguists usually ascribe the coinage of the term grammaticalisation to Antoine Meillet (1866-1936), who allegedly played a vital role in the history of grammaticalisation. It is also widely ackno...

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Main Author: Lindström, Therese
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Sheffield 2004
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-55932