16.2849, Books: Historical Ling/Morphology/Syntax:Brinton,Traugott

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Date: 09-Mar-2005
From: Joyce Reid < jreid at cup.org >
Subject: Lexicalization and Language Change: Brinton, Traugott 

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Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:20:36
From: Joyce Reid < jreid at cup.org >
Subject: Lexicalization and Language Change: Brinton, Traugott 

Title: Lexicalization and Language Change 
Series Title: Research Surveys in Linguistics  

Publication Year: 2005 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://us.cambridge.org

Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/9780521833103 

Author: Laurel J. Brinton, University of British Columbia
Author: Elizabeth Closs Traugott, Stanford University

Hardback: ISBN: 0521833108 Pages: 350 Price: U.K. £ 45.00
Hardback: ISBN: 0521833108 Pages: 350 Price: U.S. $ 75.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0521540631 Pages: 350 Price: U.K. £ 19.99
Paperback: ISBN: 0521540631 Pages: 350 Price: U.S. $ 34.99

Abstract:

Lexicalization, a process of language change, has been conceptualized in a
variety of ways.  Broadly defined as the adoption of concepts into the
lexicon, it has been viewed by syntacticians as the reverse process of
grammaticalization, by morphologists as a routine process of
word-formation, and by semanticists as the development of concrete
meanings. In this up-to-date survey, Laurel Brinton and Elizabeth Traugott
examine the various conceptualizations of lexicalization that have been
presented in the literature. In light of contemporary work on
grammaticalization, they then propose a new, unified model of
lexicalization and grammaticalization. Their approach is illustrated with a
variety of case studies from the history of English, including present
participles, multi-word verbs, adverbs, and discourse markers, as well as
some examples from other Indo-European languages. The first review of the
various approaches to lexicalization, this book will be invaluable to
students and scholars of historical linguistics and language change. 

1. Contexts for the study of lexicalization and grammaticalization
2. Lexicalization: definitions and viewpoints
3. The relation of lexicalization to grammaticalization
4. Towards an integrated approach to lexicalization and grammaticalization
5. Case studies
6. Conclusion and research questions 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Morphology
                     Semantics
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Written In: English  (eng)

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