Beyond Grammaticalization and Discourse Markers : New Issues in the Study of Language Change

Óscar Loureda Lamas Salvador Pons Bordería

ISBN 10: 9004375406 / ISBN 13: 9789004375406

Published by Brill Aug 2018, 2018

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Neuware - Beyond Grammaticalization and Discourse Markers offers a comprehensive account of the most promising new directions in the vast field of grammaticalization studies. From major theoretical issues to hardly addressed experimental questions, this volume explores new ways to expand, refine or even challenge current ideas on grammaticalization. All contributions, written by leading experts in the fields of grammaticalization and discourse markers, explore issues such as: the impact of Construction Grammar into language change; cyclicity as a driving force of change; the importance of positions and discourse units as predictors of grammaticalization; a renewed way of thinking about philological considerations, or the role of Experimental Pragmatics for hypothesis checking.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Grammaticalization and Discourse Markers : New Issues in the Study of Language Change
• Publisher: Brill Aug 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004375406
• ISBN 13: 9789004375406
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 244W x 165H x 30D millimeters 244 millimeters width by 165 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 757 grams

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Synopsis

Beyond Grammaticalization and Discourse Markers offers a comprehensive account of the most promising new directions in the vast field of grammaticalization studies. From major theoretical issues to hardly addressed experimental questions, this volume explores new ways to expand, refine or even challenge current ideas on grammaticalization.
All contributions, written by leading experts in the fields of grammaticalization and discourse markers, explore issues such as: the impact of Construction Grammar into language change; cyclicity as a driving force of change; the importance of positions and discourse units as predictors of grammaticalization; a renewed way of thinking about philological considerations, or the role of Experimental Pragmatics for hypothesis checking.

About the Author

Salvador Pons Bordería is Full Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Valencia, Spain. as founding member of the Val.Es.Co. Research Group, his main research interests focus on discourse markers, conversational analysis and grammaticalization studies.
Óscar Loureda Lamas is Full Professor of Spanish Linguistics and Vice-President of the University of Heidelberg. He is founder of the DPKog Research Group, one of the leading groups in Experimental Pragmatics with regard to discourse markers.

Contributors are: Margarita Borreguero Zuloaga, Ana Llopis Cardona, Elizabeth Closs Traugott, Ulrich Detges, Mar Garachana, David Gerards, Paul Gévaudan, Johannes Kabatek, Óscar Loureda, Piera Molinelli, Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen, Laura Nadal, Álvaro Octavio de Toledo, Salvador Pons Bordería, Inés Recio.