'COME' and 'GO' off the Beaten Grammaticalization Path

Maud Devos

ISBN 10: 3110484730 / ISBN 13: 9783110484731

Published by De Gruyter, DE, 2016

About this Item

This edition brings together some lesser known grammaticalization paths travelled by `come' and `go' in familiar and less familiar languages. No single book volume has been dedicated to the topic of grammatical targets different from tense and aspect so far. This study will increase our insight in grammaticalization processes in general as they force us to rethink certain aspects of grammaticalization.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 'COME' and 'GO' off the Beaten Grammaticalization Path
• Publisher: De Gruyter, DE
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110484730
• ISBN 13: 9783110484731
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 675 grams

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Synopsis

This edition brings together some lesser known grammaticalization paths travelled by ‘come’ and ‘go’ in familiar and less familiar languages. No single book volume has been dedicated to the topic of grammatical targets different from tense and aspect so far. This study will increase our insight in grammaticalization processes in general as they force us to rethink certain aspects of grammaticalization.

About the Author

Maud Devos, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium, and Jenneke van der Wal, University of Cambridge, UK.